पवित्र

Hindi

Etymology

Sanskrit पवित्र (pavitra).

Adjective

पवित्र • (pavitra)

  1. holy, sacred
  2. untouched, pure

Derived terms

  1. पवित्र रोम साम्राज्य (pavitra rom sāmrājya, “Holy Roman Empire”)
  2. पवित्र बाइबिल (pavitra bāibil, “Holy Bible”)
  3. पवित्र आत्मा (pavitra ātmā, “Holy Spirit”)
  4. पवित्र संघ (pavitra saṅgh, “Holy Alliance”)

Synonyms

Sanskrit

Etymology

From पव (pava, “purification”), ultimately from √ पू, related with purification, winnowing and wind.

Adjective

पवित्र • (pavitra)

  1. purifying, averting evil, pure, holy, sacred, sinless, beneficent (Mn., MBh., &c.)

See also

  • पावन (pāvana, “holy, purifying”)

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 611
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