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tilak
[ til-uhk ]
noun
, plural til·ak, til·aks.
- a distinctive spot of colored powder or paste worn on the forehead by Hindu men and women as a religious symbol.
tilak
1/ ˈtɪlək /
noun
- a coloured spot or mark worn by Hindus, esp on the forehead, often indicating membership of a religious sect, caste, etc, or (in the case of a woman) marital status
Tilak
2/ ˈtɪlək /
noun
- TilakBal Gangadhar18561920MIndianPOLITICS: nationalist leaderEDUCATION: educationalistMISC: scholar Bal Gangadhar (ˈbæl ˈɡæŋədɑː), also called Lokamanya. 1856–1920, Indian nationalist leader, educationalist, and scholar, who founded (1914) the Indian Home Rule League
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tilak1
From the Sanskrit word tilaka
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tilak1
from Sanskrit tilaka
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Example Sentences
It is a very different influence from that of Mr. Tilak, to whom he is sometimes, but quite wrongly, compared.
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Mr. Tilak belonged by birth to a powerful Deccani Brahman caste with hereditary traditions of rulership.
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His private life is unimpeachable—the only point indeed in which Mr. Tilak resembled him.
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But my revered friend, Mr. Tilak said that this scheme is very much better than the Bengal scheme or any other scheme.
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His associates asked him why he had dared to alter his tilak or sect-mark.
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