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Trimurti


Tri-mur′ti

,
Noun.
[Skr.
trimūrti
;
tri
three +
mūrti
body.]
(Hindu Myth.)
The triad, or trinity, of Hindu gods, consisting of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.
[Spelled also
Trimurtti
.]

Definition 2024


Trimurti

Trimurti

See also: trimurtí

English

Noun

Trimurti (uncountable)

  1. (Hinduism) The concept in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction are personified by the forms of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the maintainer or preserver, and Shiva the destroyer or transformer.