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Aghori

Aghori noun: a tribe of Hindu ascetics who are or were thought to eat the flesh of corpses.

Noun

Aghori pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A tribe of Hindu ascetics who are or were thought to eat the flesh of corpses.

Aghori meaning in Telugu, Malayalam and Sanskrit

Aghori in Telugu

an order of Hindu ascetics
అఘోరీ aghōrī

Aghori in Malayalam

an order of Hindu ascetics
അഘോരികൾ aghōrikaḷ

Aghori in Sanskrit

an order of Hindu ascetics
अघोर aghora

Origin of Aghori

Borrowed from Sanskrit अघोर (aghora, “fearless”).

Questions about Aghori

What does Aghori mean?
Aghori means a tribe of Hindu ascetics who are or were thought to eat the flesh of corpses.
What is Aghori in Telugu?
Aghori in Telugu is అఘోరీ (aghōrī). See Aghori meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is Aghori?
Aghori is a noun.

Words near Aghori in the dictionary

  1. Aghlabids
  2. Aghlabite
  3. Aghlabites
  4. Aghorapanthi
  5. Aghorapanthis
  6. Aghori
  7. Aghu
  8. Aghul
  9. Aghvank
  10. Aghwan
  11. Aghwans

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