Trimurti

American  

[trih-moor-tee] / trɪˈmʊər ti /

noun

1. (in later Hinduism) a trinity consisting of Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer.

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Trimurti British  

/ trɪˈmʊətɪ /

noun

1. the triad of the three chief gods of later Hinduism, consisting of Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Sustainer, and Siva the Destroyer

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Etymology

Origin of Trimurti

1800–10; < Sanskrit trimūrti, equivalent to tri three + mūrti shape

Example Sentences

There's a rather self-conscious passage early in the book in which Karun lectures Sarita on the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma, representing forces of preservation, destruction and creation.

From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2013

Meru itself was said to be a single mountain, terminating in three peaks, and thus a symbol of the Trimurti.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

From Brahm, the impersonal soul of the universe, emanated the personal and active Brahma, who with Siva and Vishnu constitute the Trimurti or god under three forms.

From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch

The doctrine of the Trimurti had become a strong factor, as it furnished a sort of framework, and gave stability.

From Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 by Ellinwood, Frank F.

Among these there are three demi-gods or superior spirits, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, the Hindoo Trinity, called by them Trimurti.

From A Woman's Journey Round the World by Pfeiffer, Ida