Veda

Ve·da  (vd, v-)

n.

Any of the oldest and most authoritative Hindu sacred texts, composed in Sanskrit and gathered into four collections.

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[Sanskrit veda, sacred lore, knowledge, Veda; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

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Veda [vay-da]

Noun

any or all of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism [Sanskrit: knowledge]

Vedic adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Veda - (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads Vedic literature 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 religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing - writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity Sanskrit, Sanskritic language - (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes