Shaktism

Shak·ta  (shäkt, säk-)

n. Hinduism

One who worships Shakti.

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[Sanskrit kta, from akti, Shakti; see Shakti.]

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Shaktism n.

Shaktist n.

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Shaktism, Saktism

1. a Hindu sect worshipping Shakti as a mother goddess under such names as Kali and Durga through contemplation and humility; right-hand Shaktism.
2. a Hindu Tantric sect worshiping Shakti as the feminine principle of gen-eration through rites involving ritual eating and orgy; left-hand Shaktism. See also Tantrism. — Shakta, Shakti, n., adj.

See also: Hinduism

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Shaktism - a Hindu sect worshiping Shakti Saktism Hindooism, Hinduism - the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal religious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group Shaktist - worshipper of Shakti
	2.	Shaktism - worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva Saktism Hindooism, Hinduism - a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils