Meanings
nounuposatha (plural uposathas)
plural uposathas
- BuddhismA regular day of fasting, devotion, or other religious observation
Synonyms: sabbath, Buddhist sabbath
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA regular day of fasting, devotion, or other religious observation
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Origin
- Sanskritउपवसथ“dwelling with [the gods], a fasting day, especially before a soma sacrifice”
- Paliuposatha
- Englishuposatha
Borrowed from Pali uposatha, derived from Sanskrit उपवसथ (upavasatha, “dwelling with [the gods], a fasting day, especially before a soma sacrifice”).
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Chinese Mandarin 齋日 /斋日, 六齋日 /六斋日
- 齋日 /斋日 (zhāirì)Translations
- 六齋日 /六斋日 (Liù Zhāirì)Translations
- 十齋日 /十斋日 (Shí Zhāirì)Translations
- 六齋 /六斋 (Liùzhāi)Translations
- 十齋 /十斋 (Shízhāi)Translations
Hindi उपवसथ
- उपवसथ (upavsath)Translations
Polish uposatha
- uposathaTranslations
Thai วันพระ
- วันพระ (wan-prá)Translations
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uposatha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uposatha
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“uposatha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uposatha. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uposatha,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uposatha.
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