Shaktism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A branch of Hinduism that focuses on the worship of Shakti as a supreme goddess. uncountable
  2. 2
    worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva wordnet
  3. 3
    a Hindu sect worshiping Shakti wordnet

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saktismshaktya

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"Durga puja is an important festival in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism."

Etymology

From Shakti + -ism.

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