Kriya

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English

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्रिया (kriyā)

Noun

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Kriya (plural Kriyas)

  1. doing, performing
  2. religious action (i.e. worship)
  3. (Hinduism) Kriyā, (personified as a daughter of Daksha and wife of Dharma; or as a daughter of Kardama and wife of Kratu)