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My family celebrates both the navratras that come twice in a year. We also refrain from eating meat. I just enjoy that people come home, savour the variety of snacks and participate in our puja during this time.
Ronit Roy

Meaning of "puja" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PUJA

From Sanskrit: worship.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PUJA

puja  [ˈpuːdʒaː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUJA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Puja 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 PUJA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of puja in the English dictionary

The definition of puja in the dictionary is a ritual in honour of the gods, performed either at home or in the mandir.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUJA


pooja
ˈpuːdʒaː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUJA

puh-leeze
puha
puir
puirtith
puisne
puisny
puissance
puissant
puissantly
puissaunce
puka
pukatea
puke
pukeko
puker
pukka
puku
pul
pula
pulao

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUJA

Abuja
Askja
Castilla la Vieja
Djaja
Dobruja
Durga Puja
ganja
hodja
Ikeja
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Jinja
La Granja
maharaja
ninja
Nyanja
raja
Ramanuja
rioja
Srbija
thuja

Synonyms and antonyms of puja in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «puja» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUJA

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

Translator English - Chinese

法会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puja
570 millions of speakers

English

puja
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पूजा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بوجا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пуджа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

puja
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পূজা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

puja
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Puja
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

祭式
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

푸자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Puja
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Puja
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூஜை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूजे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

puja
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

puja
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

puja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пуджа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

puja
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

puja
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Puja
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

puja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

puja
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of puja

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUJA»

The term «puja» is very widely used and occupies the 19.875 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUJA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «puja» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «puja» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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QUOTES WITH «PUJA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word puja.
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Ronit Roy
My family celebrates both the navratras that come twice in a year. We also refrain from eating meat. I just enjoy that people come home, savour the variety of snacks and participate in our puja during this time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUJA»

Discover the use of puja in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to puja and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kali Puja:
On ritual of worship of Kāli (Hindu deity).
‎2004
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Nirguna Manasa Puja: Worship of the Attributeless One in the ...
Composed by the great sage of Advaita Vedanta, Adi Sankara, this work gives an exposition of the symbols of puja (worship) in light of Nonduality.
Adi Sankara, 1993
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Ganesa Puja
Ganesha is the son of Shiva and Parvati, the Lord of the Multitudes, the Lord of Wisdom, the Protector at the Door.
Swami Satyananda, Swami Satyananda Saraswati, 2001
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Shiva Puja
specific Puja and whether your Puja will be done on the right and so on. Usually Pundits and Hindu Priests will tell a Yagman that a specific Puja has to be done on a specific day or else the Puja would not be blessed—however, this is ...
Swami Ram Charran
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Goddess Ganga Puja
Step: 1 SURYA NAMASKAR PUJA Bowing To Sun Morning Ritual Step: 2 KUL PUJA Bowing To Mother & Father Ritual Step: 3 GURU PUJA Requesting The Permission Of Your Teachers Step: 4 DHARTEE MAA PUJA Permission From Earth ...
Swami Ram Charran
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Vijay Bhava Puja Handbook
Step: 1 SURYA NAMASKAR PUJA Bowing To Sun Morning Ritual Step: 2 KUL PUJA Bowing To Mother & Father Ritual Step: 3 GURU PUJA Requesting The Permission Of Your Teachers Step: 4 DHARTEE MAA PUJA Permission From Earth ...
Swami Ram Charran
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Laxmi Puja
specific Puja and whether your Puja will be done on the right day and so Usually Pundits and Hindu Priests will tell a Yagman that a specific Puja has to be done on a specific day or else the Puja would not be blessed— however, this is ...
Swami Ram Charran
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Moola Puja Handbook
specific Puja and whether your Puja will be done on the right and so on. Usually Pundits and Hindu Priests will tell a Yagman that a specific Puja has to be done on a specific day or else the Puja would not be blessed—however, this is ...
Swami Ram Charran
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DURGA PUJA HANDBOOK
specific Puja and whether your Puja will be done on the right and so on. Usually Pundits and Hindu Priests will tell a Yagman that a specific Puja has to be done on a specific day or else the Puja would not be blessed—however, this is ...
SWAMI RAM CHARRAN
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SARASWATY PUJA HANDBOOK
specific Puja and whether your Puja will be done on the right and so on. Usually Pundits and Hindu Priests will tell a Yagman that a specific Puja has to be done on a specific day or else the Puja would not be blessed—however, this is ...
SWAMI RAM CHARRAN

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUJA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term puja is used in the context of the following news items.
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Not Obama, here's Modi's big PR win: Puja Thakur, first Indian …
Wing commander Puja Thakur of the Indian Air Force led the guard of honour in the Raj Bhavan in what is being hailed as a inspiring move by the Modi ... «Firstpost, Jan 15»
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Ahmedabad Urdu medium schools in a fix over Saraswati puja circular
A circular directing municipal schools to perform Saraswati puja for Vasant Panchami festival, which falls on Saturday, has left Urdu medium schools in ... «The Hindu, Jan 15»
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Chhath Puja 2014: 10 Facts You Must Know
Chhath Puja 2014: 10 Facts You Must Know Chhath is one of the biggest festivals of Bihar and is joyously celebrated in other states like Uttar Pradesh and ... «NDTV, Oct 14»
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Delhi govt set to declare Chhath Puja a public holiday
For the past few years, the national Capital has been witnessing a tug of war between the BJP and the Congress over the issue of declaring Chhath puja a ... «Hindustan Times, Oct 14»
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Ahead of Chhath Puja, Massive Overcrowding on Delhi-Bihar Trains
New Delhi: With only five days left for Chhath Puja, a Hindu festival, thousands of devotees thronged the New Delhi Railway Station today to catch the Bihar ... «NDTV, Oct 14»
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Mamata Banerjee Performs Kali Puja at Home
Mamata Banerjee Performs Kali Puja at Home ... West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday performed Kali Puja at her residence at Kalighat ... «NDTV, Oct 14»
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Activists to Move Court Against Kali Puja Goat Slaughter
Kali Puja at Girish Park puja pandal in Kolkata on the occasion of Diwali festival. ... against the large-scale animal sacrifice practised during Kali puja in the area. «NDTV, Oct 14»
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Durga Puja celebrations continue in Kolkata
Kolkata is busy with the hustle and bustle of the Durga Puja celebrations. Devotees are flocking to various pandals across the city to offer prayers to Goddess ... «Indian Express, Oct 14»
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Mobile Apps Put Durga Puja at the Fingertips of Millions
Durga Puja, the annual Hindu festival that involves worship of the Goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. «Global Voices Online, Oct 14»
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Pranab Mukherjee celebrates Durga Puja with family
President Pranab Mukherjee talking with his daughter-in-law after he came to attend the family's Durga Puja at his ancestral village Mirati in Birbhum district of ... «Indian Express, Oct 14»

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