Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One who worships Shakti.

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  • noun Alternative form of Sakta.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Sanskrit śāktaḥ, from śaktiḥ, Shakti; see Shakti.]

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Examples

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  • (It is the Shakta belief that there is no positive or negative energy.

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  • "There was no single label by which they described themselves and they were identified as Vaishnava, Shaiva, Shakta, Lingayat and so on.

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