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Shaktism
noun Shak·tism \-ˌti-zəm\
Definition of SHAKTISM
: a Hindu sect worshipping Shakti under various names (as Kali or Durga) in a cult of devotion to the female principle often with magical or orgiastic rites
Variants of SHAKTISM
Shak·tism also Sak·tism \-ˌti-zəm\
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First Known Use of SHAKTISM
1877
Rhymes with SHAKTISM
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