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pujari en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /puːˈdʒɑːɹi/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पुजारी (pujārī).

Meanings

1. (Hinduism) Someone who performs a puja, especially a priest in a Hindu temple.
   • The pujari saw the headman's anger and said to Hiranbai, 'God bless you, child, for your good work for all these God's creatures.' 2000, Bhagwan Gidwani, Return of the Aryans:
   • The pujari at the Kalika Mata temple lightly tolls the bell and then in a voice that is as clear and crystalline as the sky this morning sings the Surya Stotra. 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 48:

Forms

Relateds

puja

Synonyms

archaka