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Trimurti

noun
Tri·mur·ti | \tri-ˈmu̇r-tē \

Definition of Trimurti 

: the great triad of Hindu gods comprising Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva

First Known Use of Trimurti

1810, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Trimurti

Sanskrit -trimūrti, from trimūrti having three forms, from tri- tri- + mūrti body, form

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