Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The triad of gods consisting of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer as the three highest manifestations of the one ultimate reality.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The name of the later Hindu triad or trinity, Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva, viewed as an inseparable unity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Hindu Myth.) The triad, or trinity, of Hindu gods, consisting of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Hinduism The concept in which the cosmic functions of
creation ,maintenance , anddestruction are personified by the forms ofBrahma the creator,Vishnu the maintainer or preserver, andShiva the destroyer or transformer.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the triad of divinities of later Hinduism
Etymologies
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Examples
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In Hinduism, the Trimurti is Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva.
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But three main deities stand out: Shiva, Vishnu and Brahmā who in later Hinduism are known as the Trimurti (three forms).
Planet Atheism Sabio Lantz 2010
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The Hindu trinity, known as "Trimurti" (or "three forms") consisted of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer.
The Death of Vishnu: Summary and book reviews of The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri. 2000
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Rungroj Yongrit/European Pressphoto Agency A woman prayed with incense and offered red roses to the god of love at the Trimurti Shrine in Bangkok.
Be My Valentine! 2012
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The Mahatma Gandhi bronze statue will be installed at Trimurti LLC in California in the USA.
Asia in Pictures 2011
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In Hinduism, the Trimurti is Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva.
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An equal influence has been the religion and mythology of various past and current cultures -- most notably Hindu's Trimurti in the case of the Inheritance Trilogy, flavored with a bit of Egyptian-god sexiness and Greek-god drama.
Guest Author Blog Post: Kelly Link Author of Pretty Monsters Cindy 2010
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In some other Hindu denominations, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva represent the three primary aspects of the divine in Hinduism and are collectively known as the Trimurti.
The Gods in Sita Sings the Blues | Spontaneous ∂erivation 2009
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Many Hindus believe that God has three aspects -- Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva -- which make up the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity.
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In Hinduism, the Trimurti (also called the Hindu trinity) are three aspects of God in His forms as Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
truth in religions 2007
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