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devaprasnam

devaprasnam noun: an astrological ritual carried out to interpret the will of the gods.

Noun

devaprasnam (plural devaprasnams)

  1. (Hinduism) An astrological ritual carried out to interpret the will of the gods.
    • A deva prasnam conducted in July 1975 revealed that the image had been consecrated by a saint from Tirupati more than one thousand years ago.1992, Kunissery Ramakrishnier Vaidyanathan, Sri Krishna, the Lord of Guruvayur
    • The temple has been in the news since June when astrologer Panicker maintained that the ‘devaprasnam’ had revealed to him that the temple had been ‘defiled’ two decades ago.2006, Pakistan & Gulf Economist, volume 25, page 109

Forms of devaprasnam

pluraldevaprasnams
alternative formdeva prasnam

Origin of devaprasnam

Transliteration of Sanskrit देवप्रश्नम् (devapraśnam).

Questions about devaprasnam

What does devaprasnam mean?
Devaprasnam means an astrological ritual carried out to interpret the will of the gods.
What part of speech is devaprasnam?
Devaprasnam is a noun.
What is the plural of devaprasnam?
The plural of devaprasnam is devaprasnams.

Words near devaprasnam in the dictionary

  1. Devanny
  2. devans
  3. Devantaka
  4. devapamil
  5. devaporation
  6. devaprasnam
  7. devaprasnams
  8. DeVargas
  9. DeVargases
  10. devas
  11. devascularisation

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