aarti
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Definition of aarti
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(Hinduism, countable, uncountable)A particular Hindu prayer ritual, involving candles made from clarified butter.
“There is no priest, only an enthusiastic local who leads the aarti by striking a steel plate with a spoon, the lyrics a mash of Hindi and Sanskrit, the lack of melody made up for by gusto.”
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noun
-
(Hinduism, countable, uncountable)A particular Hindu prayer ritual, involving candles made from clarified butter.
“There is no priest, only an enthusiastic local who leads the aarti by striking a steel plate with a spoon, the lyrics a mash of Hindi and Sanskrit, the lack of melody made up for by gusto.”
name
- A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi आरती (ārtī), from Sanskrit आरात्रिक (ārātrika).
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