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saat phere

saat phere noun: the ‘seven steps’ or circuits taken around a sacred fire by the bride and bridegroom at a wedding ceremony, or the seven vows recited during this ceremony.

Noun

saat phere pl (plural only)

  1. (India, plural, plural-only) The ‘seven steps’ or circuits taken around a sacred fire by the bride and bridegroom at a wedding ceremony, or the seven vows recited during this ceremony.
    • He had to be helped up and steadied for the saat phere.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 44
    • In HINDUISM the couple takes SAAT-PHERE, in other words the couple circles round the fire for seven times, while the priest recites religious verses.2010, Sher Gill, The Way to God, page 140

Origin of saat phere

From Hindi सात फेरे (sāt phere).

Questions about saat phere

What does saat phere mean?
Saat phere means the ‘seven steps’ or circuits taken around a sacred fire by the bride and bridegroom at a wedding ceremony, or the seven vows recited during this ceremony.
What part of speech is saat phere?
Saat phere is a noun.

Words near saat phere in the dictionary

  1. saas
  2. saas-bahu
  3. saases
  4. SaaSpocalypse
  5. SaaSS
  6. saat phere
  7. Saatchi
  8. Saathoff
  9. Saathoffs
  10. Saatlı
  11. Saavedra

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