Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Hindu mythol., one of a class of demons in perpetual hostility to the gods: parallel to a Titan or an afrit.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Hind. Myth.) An enemy of the gods, esp. one of a race of demons and giants.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
Asura .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun earlier a god; later a demon; counterpart of Zoroastrian Ahura
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Examples
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Therefore, it is improbable that the later association of the term asura with the non-Indic prophets was as a translation of “antichristos,” used to mean “anti-Kalki.”
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Full Analysis) 2006
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Some people may feel that the term asura (anti-god), when applied in Kalachakra to the invader prophets, is a translation of the Biblical term Antichrist.
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Full Analysis) 2006
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Therefore, it is improbable that the later association of the term asura with the non-Indic prophets was as a translation of “antichristos,” used to mean “anti-Kalki.”
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Abridged Analysis) 2006
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Some people may feel that the term asura (anti-god), when applied in Kalachakra to the invader prophets, is a translation of the Biblical term Antichrist.
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Abridged Analysis) 2006
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Therefore, it is improbable that the later association of the term asura with the non-Indic prophets was as a translation of “antichristos,” used to mean “anti-Kalki.”
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Full Analysis) 2006
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Some people may feel that the term asura (anti-god), when applied in Kalachakra to the invader prophets, is a translation of the Biblical term Antichrist.
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Full Analysis) 2006
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Some people may feel that the term asura (anti-god), when applied in Kalachakra to the invader prophets, is a translation of the Biblical term Antichrist.
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Abridged Analysis) 2006
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Therefore, it is improbable that the later association of the term asura with the non-Indic prophets was as a translation of “antichristos,” used to mean “anti-Kalki.”
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Abridged Analysis) 2006
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When an evil 'asura' in the guise of mad magician Riz Raizada (played by a way over-the-top Kay Kay Menon) goes mental on him for no apparent reason, an agile young woman in strange headgear (played earnestly by Priyanka Chopra) shows up out of nowhere to protect Adi by performing some really cool chop-socky on his attackers.
IBN Top Headlines 2008
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Long the asura have stalled, fearing a backlash from the charr.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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