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Meaning of TRIMURTI

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the triad of divinities of later Hinduism
 
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 See Also: Brahma, Shiva, Siva, triad, trio, triplet, Vishnu

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tri*mur"ti\, n. [Skr. trim[=u]rti; tri three +
m[=u]rti body.] (Hindu Myth.)
The triad, or trinity, of Hindu gods, consisting of Brahma,
the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.
[Spelled also {Trimurtti}.]
 

 

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