Aghori

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noun

A tribe of Hindu ascetics who are or were thought to eat the flesh of corpses.

OriginSanskrit अघोर →
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Meanings

nounAghori pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA tribe of Hindu ascetics who are or were thought to eat the flesh of corpses.

Origin

  1. Sanskritअघोर
  2. Sanskritअघोर
  3. EnglishAghori

Borrowed from Sanskrit अघोर (aghora, “fearless”).

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Translations

Czech aghóríové
  • aghóríovéan order of Hindu ascetics
French aghori
  • aghorian order of Hindu ascetics
German Aghori
  • Aghorian order of Hindu ascetics
Polish aghori
  • aghorian order of Hindu ascetics
Portuguese aghori
  • aghorian order of Hindu ascetics
Russian агхо́ри, агхо́ра
  • агхо́ри (agxóri)an order of Hindu ascetics
  • агхо́ра (agxóra)an order of Hindu ascetics
Swedish aghori
  • aghorian order of Hindu ascetics
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