puja
puja · pujas
A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worshipA religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship.
UK/ˈpuː.dʒə/US/ˈpu.dʒə/
» Durga puja is a ten-day festival.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship.
Examples
16 sentencesDurga puja is a ten-day festival.
Durga puja is celebrated in India.
Durga puja is also called Akalbodhan.
Durga puja is an annual Hindu festival.
Durga puja is also celebrated in Bangladesh.
Origin
From Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā, “reverence or worship”).From Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā, “reverence or worship”).
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Forms
plural: pujasWord family
1 related wordsRelatedpujari
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable