devadasi
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From the Sanskrit देवदासी (devá-dāsī), “‘female servant of a deity’”), from देव (devá), “‘deity, god’”) and दासी (dāsī), “‘a female servant or slave’”).
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devadasi (plural devadasis)
- (Hinduism) A girl that underwent Hindu religious practice in which they would be "married" to a deity. In addition to taking care of the temple, she learned and practiced Bharatanatyam and other classical Indian arts traditions, and enjoyed a high social status.
