Devi
Americannoun
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a mother goddess of which Durga, Kali, etc., are particular forms.
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Also called Annapurna. Also called Pārvatī. the consort of Shiva, identified with Shakti and Kali as a goddess of love, maternity, and death.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Devi
From Sanskrit, feminine of deva deva
Example Sentences
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She placed fourth, achieving the same total as India's bronze medallist Laishram Devi but losing out on a podium place by virtue of weighing more than her rival.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Those same programmes meant just as much to Krishna Devi, who arrived in 1967 and lived in Harehills, another inner-city neighbourhood in Leeds.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
For Renu Devi, a 38-year-old helper from Uttar Pradesh, the traditional system feels safer.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Sharda Devi, 55, a settler's daughter, recalls the first arrivals "toiling in some of the harshest conditions" to carve plantations out of the tangled forests.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Devi cocked her head to one side, a tiny smile curling one edge of her mouth.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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