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Hindu deity

Hindu deity

1 7.4
A god or goddess that people worship in Hinduism
  • noun
translation icon : deidad hindú
  • The masquerade combines imagery from chromolithographs of the Hindu deity Dattatreya and the circus snake charmer.

Examples

  • Try "Pinning the Tail on Ganesh," the elephant-headed Hindu deity at your next children's party.

    Ideal Home (2018)

  • For some of the concerned parents, the yoga poses serve as religious expression or a way to invite Hindu deities into the body.

    Blog text (6)

  • This most popular of Hindu deities is pictured in the calendar from Societe Gold Hill in Figure 3.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Once we arrive at the train station, we visit the Dhirdham Temple, a multi-roofed temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Lord Shiva.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The temple was filled with statues of various Hindu deities representing different aspects of life.

  • In the festival, devotees offered flowers and prayers to the Hindu deity Ganesha for blessings.

  • Many people visit the shrine to pay their respects to the Hindu deity Durga during the special rituals.

Synonyms

deity
vsHindu deity
62 7.4

A god or goddess that people worship and think has power over part of the world

is worshipped within a specific South Asian religion rather than across all traditions
god
vsHindu deity
55 3.0

An object or image that people worship and treat as having power

refers to a personified supernatural being worshipped in a specific South Asian religion

Surface Forms

Hindu deity singular
Hindu deities plural

Morphology

Hindu + deity

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'Hindu' (connected with Hinduism) and 'deity' (a god or goddess); a learner who knows both words can infer 'a god or goddess worshipped in Hinduism'. This compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so it should be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Hindu deity combines Hindu (the religion) and deity (a word for a 'god' or 'goddess'), so it names the gods and goddesses people pray to and honor in Hindu temples.