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Webster 1913 Edition


Devata


De′va-ta

,
Noun.
[Hind., fr. Skr.
d[GREEK]va
god.]
(Hind. Myth.)
A deity; a divine being; a good spirit; an idol.
[Written also
dewata
.]

Definition 2024


devata

devata

See also: devatā

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Noun

devata (plural devatas)

  1. (Hinduism) A kind of good spirit, similar to a guardian angel.