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bhakts

bhakts is the plural of bhakt.

Meaning of bhakt

Noun

bhakt (plural bhakts)

  1. (Hinduism) Someone who practises bhakti; a person who is devoted to God; a devotee; a worshipper; a religious disciple.
    • In commenting on these stories, Ganga Giri selects the virtues of suffering and sacrifice exhibited variously by the male bhakts as characteristic of renunciant bhakti.2014, Antoinette Elizabeth DeNapoli, Real Sadhus Sing to God: Gender, Asceticism, and Vernacular Religion in Rajasthan, page 83
  2. (derogatory, slang, slur) A devout Hindu.
  3. (India, derogatory, slang) An ardent right-wing Hindu nationalist netizen.
    • Even if Modi didn't look closely at his tweets, his team and followers certainly did. If the Gandhi family had their political chamchas, Modi had his 'Internet Hindus' (or bhakts, as I called them).2015, Rajdeep Sardesai, 2014: The Election That Changed India
  4. (India, derogatory, slang) An ardent supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party or its leader Narendra Modi.

Questions about bhakts

What is bhakts the plural of?
Bhakts is the plural of bhakt.

Words near bhakts in the dictionary

  1. bhakt
  2. bhakta
  3. bhaktas
  4. bhakti
  5. bhaktis
  6. bhakts
  7. Bhalavali Bhasha
  8. Bhalla
  9. Bhallas
  10. Bhambhore
  11. Bhamidipati

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