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prasad

pruh-SAHD
noun
1
Food that has been offered to a deity and is then distributed and eaten as a blessing, in Hindu and related traditions.
"After the ceremony, everyone shared the prasad handed out by the priest."

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In plain EnglishBlessed food shared with worshippers after a religious offering, common in Hindu ceremonies.

Word Forms

Prasads plural

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Etymology

From Hindi/Sanskrit "prasad," meaning "grace" or "favor."

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