Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Shiva's wife and the benevolent manifestation of the mother goddess Devi.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Hindu divinity: same as
Durga .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Hinduism) The wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi; the goddess of plenty.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun Hinduism A
Hindu goddess , the goddess of love, devotion and power; nominally the secondconsort ofShiva , the Hindu god of destruction and rejuvenation. - proper noun A female
given name used in India.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: Hindu goddess of plenty
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The child is named Parvati, that is, daughter of the mountain.
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At the second Tribal Council, Jerri called Parvati a "huge threat" because she "has been kicking butt" and has friends in the jury, while Parvati said that she has been protecting
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STAR TV's soapstress Sakshi Tanwar aka 'Parvati' from hit serial Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii elated the crowds with her presence as she joined in with the Diwali on the Square celebrations.
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They go to the heart of the Kali/Parvati balance I love so much.
Tanene Allison: Feminism and the Powers of Destruction and Creation Tanene Allison 2011
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Kali and Parvati are said not to be opposites, but rather to be the same energy, shared in different forms.
Tanene Allison: Feminism and the Powers of Destruction and Creation Tanene Allison 2011
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I suspect that Russell will get his ass handed to him on a platter fairly early on and Parvati might put together another all-female alliance.
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I really thought Parvati had swung the votes away from Courtney, but that was really the only surprise in tribal council.
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I can't do justice to the full richness of the story in this piece -- but the center message surrounds two Hindu goddesses, Kali and Parvati.
Tanene Allison: Feminism and the Powers of Destruction and Creation Tanene Allison 2011
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I thought Parvati would get more of the votes at the end – I think she played a savvy game, but was tainted by her affiliation with Russell in the final analysis.
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The annual festival, marking the day when Goddess Parvati presented a weapon to Murugan to vanquish a demon army, celebrates the victory of good over evil.
Asia in Pictures 2012
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