Kali Definition

kälē
noun
One of the manifestations and cult titles of the wife of Shiva and mother goddess Devi, especially in her malevolent role as a goddess of death and destruction, depicted as black, red-eyed, blood-stained, and wearing a necklace of skulls.
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A Hindu goddess viewed both as destroying life and as giving it.
Webster's New World
The prickly glasswort (Kali turgida, formerly Salsola kali).
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(Hinduism) A goddess in Hinduism, one of the most significant figures within that religion.

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(Hinduism) A male demon, lord of Kali Yuga and the nemesis of Kalki, tenth Avatar of Vishnu.

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A female given name used in India.
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Origin of Kali

  • Sanskrit Kālī from kālī feminine of kāla- dark of Dravidian origin Kannada kāḍu black, blackness

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Arabic. See alkali.

    From Wiktionary

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