bhakta

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noun

Someone who practises bhakti; a person who is devoted to God; a devotee; a worshipper.

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bhakta1

nounbhakta (plural bhaktas)

plural bhaktas

  1. HinduismSomeone who practises bhakti; a person who is devoted to God; a devotee; a worshipper.

    But the Goswami seems to have got her drift and instead of bristling at her snub, he realized that here was an enlightened bhakta who had grasped the essence of the Lord.

    1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 395

Bhakta2

proper nounBhakta (plural Bhaktas)

plural Bhaktas

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Origin

Transliteration of Sanskrit भक्त (bhakta).

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