Trimurti (redirected from Trimurthy)

Tri·mur·ti  (tr-mrt)

n. Hinduism

The triad of gods consisting of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer as the three highest manifestations of the one ultimate reality.

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[Sanskrit trimrti : tri-, three; see trei- in Indo-European roots + mrti, form.]

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Trimurti [trɪˈmʊətɪ]

n

(Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) the triad of the three chief gods of later Hinduism, consisting of Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Sustainer, and Siva the Destroyer

[from Sanskrit, from tri three + mūrti form]

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Trimurti - the triad of divinities of later Hinduism Brahma - the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon Siva, Shiva - the destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon Vishnu - the sustainer; a Hindu divinity worshipped as the preserver of worlds