Shakta

or Sak·ta

[ shahk-tuh ]
/ ˈʃɑk tə /

noun Hinduism.

a person who worships Shakti as the wife of Shiva.

Origin of Shakta

From the Sanskrit word śākta pertaining to Shakti

Example sentences from the Web for shakta

  • Much of the splendour of the Hindu idolatry consists in the celebration of the Shakta rites.

    Phallic Miscellanies |Hargrave Jennings

British Dictionary definitions for shakta

Shakta
/ (ˈʃʌktə) /

noun

Hinduism a devotee of Sakti, the wife of Siva

Derived forms of Shakta

Shaktism, noun Shaktist, noun

Word Origin for Shakta

from Sanskrit śākta concerning Sakti