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amrita

or am·ree·ta

[ uh m-ree-tuh ]

/ əmˈri tə /

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noun Hindu Mythology.

the beverage of immortality.

the immortality conferred by this beverage.

Origin of amrita

1800–10; < Sanskrit, equivalent to a- not (see a-⁶) + mṛta dead ( mṛ die + -ta verbid suffix); akin to Greek ámbrotos immortal

Words nearby amrita

amri, amrinone, amrinone lactate, amrit, amrit ceremony, amrita, amritsar, ams, amsterdam, amsterdam syndrome, amt

Example sentences from the Web for amrita

The gods churned the surface of the sea to make the Amrita Cup, the cup of the water of life.

The Astronomy of the Bible |E. Walter Maunder
That supreme being commanded that the ocean should be churned for amrita.

Indian Myth and Legend |Donald Alexander Mackenzie
The Indian tree of life was supposed to "sweat" amrita just as the incense trees of Arabia produce the divine life-giving incense.

The Evolution of the Dragon |G. Elliot Smith
In India the amrita, the god's food of immortality, was sometimes regarded as the sap exuded from the sacred trees of paradise.

The Evolution of the Dragon |G. Elliot Smith

But Vishnu assumed a bewitching female form, and so charmed the Asuras that they presented the amrita to that fair woman.

Indian Myth and Legend |Donald Alexander Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for amrita

amrita

amreeta

/ (æmˈriːtə) /

noun Hindu myth

the ambrosia of the gods that bestows immortality

the immortality it confers

Word Origin for amrita

from Sanskrit amrta immortal, from a- without + mrta death