deva

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdeɪvə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dā′və)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•va  (dā′və),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Eastern Religions[Hinduism, Buddhism.]a god or divinity.
  2. Eastern Religions[Zoroastrianism.]one of an order of evil spirits.
  • Sanskrit

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
deva /ˈdeɪvə/ n
  1. (in Hinduism and Buddhism) a divine being or god
Etymology: 19th Century: from Sanskrit: god
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'deva' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Chester - deodar - Devanagari - Devi - Deus - divot - Mahadeva - Mahendra - manucode

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