am·ri·ta also am·ree·ta ( m-r  t )n. 1. The ambrosia, prepared by the Hindu gods, that bestows immortality. 2. The immortality achieved by drinking amrita. [Sanskrit am  tam; see mer- in Indo-European roots.] |
amrita, amreeta [æmˈriːtə]
n Hindu myth
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) the ambrosia of the gods that bestows immortality
2. (Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) the immortality it confers
[from Sanskrit amrta immortal, from a- without + mrta death]
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