आस्तिक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आस्तिक (āstika).

Noun

आस्तिक • (āstik) m

1. one who believes in a god or gods; an adherent of a religion
2. an astika

Synonyms

• ईश्वरवादी (īśvarvādī)

Antonyms

• नास्तिक (nāstik)

Adjective

आस्तिक • (āstik)

1. religious

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From अस्ति (asti, “there exists”).

Adjective

आस्तिक • (āstika)

1. one who believes in the existence (of God, of another world, etc.)
2. believing, pious, faithful.

Antonyms

• नास्तिक (nāstika)

References

• Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899.