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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MURTI

From Sanskrit, literally: embodiment.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MURTI

murti  [ˈmuːrtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MURTI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Murti is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MURTI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Murti

In Hinduism, a murti, or murthi, or vigraha or pratima typically refers to an image that expresses a Divine Spirit. Meaning literally "embodiment", a murti is a representation of a divinity, made usually of stone, wood, or metal, which serves as a means through which a divinity may be worshiped. Hindus consider a murti worthy of serving as a focus of divine worship only after the divine is invoked in it for the purpose of offering worship. The depiction of the divinity must reflect the gestures and proportions outlined in religious tradition. A murti is a means of communication with the god or Brahman in Hinduism. Murti is a Sanskrit term which is meant to point to the transcendent "otherness" of the divine; therefore the word "murti" cannot be substituted with or translated as statue or idol without losing the underlying concept's inherent meaning and taking on unrelated connotations. Puja of murtis is recommended, especially for Dvapara Yuga, and described in Pancharatra texts.

Definition of murti in the English dictionary

The definition of murti in the dictionary is an image of a deity, which itself is considered divine once consecrated.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MURTI


arti
ˈʌrtɪ
Docherty
ˈdɒkərtɪ
plenarty
ˈpliːnɑːrtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MURTI

murr
murra
murragh
murrain
murram
Murray
Murray cod
murre
murree
murrelet
murrey
murrhine
murrhine glass
murri
murrine
Murrumbidgee
Mursa
murther
murtherer
murva

WORDS THAT END LIKE MURTI

aarti
Alberti
anti
avanti
Bonporti
Bugatti
Cincinnati
concerti
Djibouti
Ghiberti
graffiti
Haiti
havarti
Kiribati
organ of Corti
parti
spaghetti
ti
Trimurti
tutti

Synonyms and antonyms of murti in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «murti» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MURTI

Find out the translation of murti to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of murti from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «murti» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

摩提
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

murti
570 millions of speakers

English

murti
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मूर्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مورتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мурти
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

murti
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মূর্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

murti
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Murti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

murti
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

murti
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

murti
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Murti
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Murti
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூர்த்தியும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुर्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

murti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

murti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

murti
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мурті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

murti
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

murti
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

murti
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

murti
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

murti
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of murti

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MURTI»

The term «murti» is regularly used and occupies the 63.944 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MURTI» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about murti

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MURTI»

Discover the use of murti in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to murti and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Liberal Case Against Abortion
" - From the Forword by Carol Crossed, President, Democrats for Life of America Activist Vasu Murti, a card-carrying member of the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), presents a ...
Vasu Murti, 2006
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T.R.V. Murti
This book offers an overview and assessment of Murti s scholarship on Buddhism in its Brahmanical context, Advaita Vedanta and Buddhism, Philosophy of Language and Philosophy of spirit.
Harold G. Coward, 2003
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Studies in Indian Thought: Collected Papers of Prof. T. R. ...
Apart from two papers original to this volume the collection carries papers published in a span of over forty years in various books and journals. professor Murti has imbibed the best of the traditional Indian system of intensive study of ...
T.R.V. Murti, Harold G. Coward, 1996
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Handbook of Materia Medica & Therapeutics of Homoeopathy
A compilation useful for students.Authorities such as Hahnemann, Boenninghausen, Hering, Kent, etc. have been consulted.
Murti Narasimha, 2003
5
India: The Seductive and Seduced "Other" of German Orientalism
Challenges the German's claim to an encounter with India projected on a spiritual plane of communion between "kindred spirits" and shows that such supposedly apolitical encounters are really strategies of domination.
Kamakshi P. Murti, 2001
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Mandan Sutradhar's Devata-murti-prakaranam
Sanskrit text on Hindu sculpture.
Sūtradhāra Maṇḍana, Vinayasāgara, 1999
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Forms of Hatred: The Troubled Imagination in Modern ...
The generals of the army hoost the morale of their troops hy supplying them with Murti-Bing pills. Murti-Bing was a Mongolian philosopher who hegan producing an organic means of transporting into a "philosophy of life." Some hawkers ...
Leonidas Donskis, 2003
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Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Puranas
have seen that the murti is mystically transformed through prana-pratistha into a living organism, that the murti is vivified by the prana, the jiva, the indriyas of the Divinity and that somehow it is regarded as the Divinity's body. A proof is the fact  ...
Swami Parmeshwaranand, 2001
9
A Comprehensive Study of Education
Ram Murti to review and revise the national policy on education (NPE) 1986 implemented by the Central Government. It maybe recalled that NPE (1986) had already stated, “The implementation and parameters of the New Policy must be ...
Ravi S. Samuel
10
Performative Politics and the Cultures of Hinduism: Public ...
The Ganapati murti is the central and most important element of the mandap display. It is bought from any one of numerous murtikar workshops ikarkhand) scattered about the city, some of which mushroom specifically over the festival period.
Raminder Kaur, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MURTI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term murti is used in the context of the following news items.
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Life in Genoa, along the Ligurian Riviera
... cost 23 euro ticket per person, allowing the parish priest of Murti village to do fund-raising among the community members and their friends. «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
2
Radhika Apte and Sujoy Ghosh's new thriller short film 'Ahalya' is …
... not easy for the men to refuse her. At start the one of the 'murti' or small creation of Arjun's peice was actually Arjun later proved in the movie ... «The Indian Talks, Jul 15»
3
Work within the budget
Mr Murti said there were a number of subdivisions in the pipeline, adding Government's tax free zoning in rural areas would benefit in the long ... «Fiji Times, Jul 15»
4
Ex-servicemen to hold 'Run for OROP' on Vijay Diwas
The run would go through 11 Murti Dandi March memorial, Akbar Road, Janpath, Connaught Place and then end at Jantar Mantar where the ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
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What they told ex-British PM Margaret Thatcher before her India visit
... her husband Denis Thatcher, pays homage to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at Teen Murti House, in New Delhi on November 3, 1984. «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
6
Real estate sector grows
Real Estate Agents Licensing Board CEO and registrar Ravinesh Murti said earlier the real estate market could not be regulated and the price ... «Fiji Times, Jul 15»
7
Journalists' killing: Should India have a law for protection of scribes?
His family members claimed that the police persons targeted Singh on behest of UP minister Ram Murti Singh Verma in Akhilesh Yadav's ... «News Hour India, Jul 15»
8
Victory for Murti and Kumar
LTA officer Vinesh Murti and veteran Ashok Kumar took out the VKM Dental Clinic-sponsored two men Ambrose event at the Lautoka Golf Links ... «Fiji Times, Jul 15»
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Poor pay, power play and threats to lives: The grey world of …
Shahjahanpur-based journalist Jagendra Singh, who had been set ablaze on June 1, allegedly by goons of state minister Ram Murti Verma, ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
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Some health tips for Pemberton Music Festival goers
Dr. Michelle Murti with the Fraser Health Authority says some tips have been posted online to help keep local emergency rooms empty. «Am730 Vancouver Traffic News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Murti [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/murti>. May 2024 ».
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