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adevism

adevism noun: the denial of the existence of gods, especially the legendary gods of Hinduism.

Noun

adevism (uncountable)

  1. (dated) The denial of the existence of gods, especially the legendary gods of Hinduism.

Origin of adevism

From a- + deva + -ism, by analogy with atheism; introduced by Friedrich Max Müller.

Questions about adevism

What does adevism mean?
Adevism means the denial of the existence of gods, especially the legendary gods of Hinduism.
What part of speech is adevism?
Adevism is a noun.

Words near adevism in the dictionary

  1. adessively
  2. adessives
  3. adessivity
  4. Adestes
  5. Adetshina
  6. adevism
  7. Adey
  8. Adeyemi
  9. Adeyemis
  10. Adeyemo
  11. Adeyemos

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