Hindi

Noun

आस्तिक • ‎(āstik) m

1. one who believes in a god or gods; an adherent of a religion
2. an astika

Synonyms

• ईश्वरवादी ‎(īśvarvādī)

Antonyms

• नास्तिक ‎(nāstik)

Adjective

आस्तिक • ‎(āstik)

1. religious

Declension

Sanskrit

Etymology

From अस्ति ‎(asti, “there exists”).

Adjective

आस्तिक • ‎(āstika)

1. one who believes in the existence (of God, of another world, etc.)
2. believing, pious, faithful.

Antonyms

• नास्तिक ‎(nāstika)

References

• Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899.