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Veda
/'v/eI/d/@/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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(from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads
Synonyms vedic literatureSource: WordNet 3.0
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The ancient sacred literature of the Hindus; also, one of the four collections, called <i>Rig-Veda</i>, <i>Yajur-Veda</i>, <i>Sama-Veda</i>, and <i>Atharva-Veda</i>, constituting the most ancient portions of that literature.
Source: webster1913