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amrita
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am·ri·ta also am·ree·ta  (m-rt)
n.
1. The ambrosia, prepared by the Hindu gods, that bestows immortality.
2. The immortality achieved by drinking amrita.
[Sanskrit amtam; 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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