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Definition of "linga" [‖Lin•ga]

  • Variant of lingam. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "linga" in a sentence
  • "Luckily I kept the fact that my suitcase was slightly -over- the weight limit on the way here in mind and only bought a small Christmas present for my mother and a small but cool stone called a shiva linga, which is a stone gathered in a special yearly ceremony from the Namada River."
  • "The latter, called lingaśarîra, is defined in more than one way, but it is expressly stated in the Kârikâs [748] that it is composed of "Buddhi and the rest, down to the subtle elements.""
  • "Three weeks ago, the Adi Sankara temple in Kalady, Kerala, his birthplace, suffered a grievous attack: thieves broke into the sanctum sanctorum and stole a precious emerald Siva linga, which is valued at over Rs"
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