tilak

[ til-uhk ]

noun

, plural til·ak, til·aks.

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tilak¹

From the Sanskrit word tilaka

Word History and Origins

Origin of tilak¹

from Sanskrit tilaka

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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