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Shak·tism | \ ˈshäk-ˌti-zəm 
, ˈsäk- \
, ˈsäk- \variants:
or less commonly Saktism
Definition of Shaktism
: a Hindu sect worshipping Shakti under various names (such as Kali or Durga) in a cult of devotion to the female principle often with magical or orgiastic rites
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The first known use of Shaktism was in 1877
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