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pujaree

pujaree is the archaic form of pujari.

Meaning of pujari

Noun

pujari (plural pujaris)

  1. (Hinduism) Someone who performs a puja, especially a priest in a Hindu temple.
    • The pujari at the Kalika Mata temple lightly tolls the bell and then in a voice that is as clear and crystalline as the sky this morning sings the Surya Stotra.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 48
    Synonyms:
    archaka

Forms of pujaree

pluralpujarees

Questions about pujaree

What is pujaree the archaic form of?
Pujaree is the archaic form of pujari.

Words near pujaree in the dictionary

  1. puits
  2. PUJ
  3. puja
  4. pujah
  5. pujahs
  6. pujaree
  7. pujarees
  8. pujari
  9. pujaris
  10. pujas
  11. Pujollyong

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