Shaktism

noun

Shak·tism ˈshäk-ˌti-zəm

ˈsäk-

variants or less commonly Saktism

: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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“Shaktism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shaktism. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.

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