jyotirlinga

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noun

A shrine where Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam or "Lingam (pillar) of light."

OriginSanskrit ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग →
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Meanings

nounjyotirlinga (plural jyotirlingas)

plural jyotirlingas

  1. HinduismA shrine where Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam or "Lingam (pillar) of light."

    One of Shiva's revered Jyotirlingas is protected within the inner sanctum of the city's Kashi Vishwanath temple. It is one of the more famous lingas in the country.

    2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 13

Origin

  1. Sanskritज्योतिर्लिङ्ग
  2. Englishjyotirlinga

Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग (jyotirliṅga).

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