Puja

//ˈpuːdʒə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship. countable, uncountable

    "The Grunth, the holy book of the Sikhs, seems to be becoming an object of idolatrous worship. They do puja to it, and carry it in procession daily."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Example

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"Their house's Durga puja is very famous in the village."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā, “reverence or worship”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā).

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