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Saktism

noun
1.
A Hindu sect worshiping Shakti.  Synonym: Shaktism.
2.
Worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva.  Synonym: Shaktism.





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... name of a Hindu sect, whose members worship the female principle of energy, which is the counterpart of the god Siva. The metaphysical ideas of Saktism are thus described by Sir ...
— The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) • R.V. Russell


Words linked to "Saktism" :   Shaktism, Hindooism, sect, Shaktist, religious sect, religious order, Hinduism


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