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Devi vs Goddess - What's the difference?

devi | goddess |

As proper nouns the difference between devi and goddess

is that devi is (hinduism) shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the shakta tradition of hinduism she is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents consciousness or discrimination, remains impotent and void while goddess is the single goddess of various monotheistic religions.

devi

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (Hinduism) Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents consciousness or discrimination, remains impotent and void.
  • A title put at the end of any female deity's name within Hinduism (e.g. Lakshmi Devi, Saraswati Devi, Kali Devi).
  • used in India.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "Devi")

    Anagrams

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    goddess

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • (religion) A female deity.
  • (figuratively) A human female honored or adored as physically attractive or of superior charm and intelligence.

    • Derived terms

    * goddess-ship

    Hypernyms

    * deity, divinity, god * woman

    See also

    * heaven