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Meanings of ancestor worship in English
Russian
культ предков Portuguese
culto aos antepassados Spanish
culto a los ancestros Catalan
sraddha 
Sanskrit term, lit. an act performed with faith (śraddhā); in Hinduism, refers to rites for the dead.
Synonyms
Examples for "shraaddha"
Examples for "shraaddha"
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They remain so for one year, till the Sapindikarana Sraddha is performed.
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One should never perform a Sraddha under the constellation of one's nativity.
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With concentrated attention he then conceived the idea of a Sraddha.
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In former times, the Rishi Jamadagni proposed to perform a Sraddha.
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Those men who perform the Sraddha on the sixth day acquire great splendour.
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The worship of this new religion is the commemoration and veneration of the dead.
Usage of ancestor worship in English
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How early the decay of ancestor worship began it is impossible to say.
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Does the primitive tendency to ancestor worship in part explain this?
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Religion is mainly ancestor worship or vague spirit worship; ghosts are propitiated with food.
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From this same idea sprang ancestor worship, or the deification of the past vital spark.
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One consequence of this ancestor worship is that enormous areas of China are covered with graves.
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He also was the founder of ancestor worship.
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Priestcraft.-Fromthe ceremonial of ancestor worship the thin end of the wedge of priestcraft was rigorously excluded.
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Trace of ancestor worship among the Mafulu.
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In the usages of family and community life, ancestor worship has a definite place, but an occasional one.
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Consequently, ancestor worship, like the previously mentioned belief in the invisible spiritual world, underlies all other religious developments.
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Tells about libans, or seers, a vital part of the whole African pattern of witchcraft & ancestor worship.
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It's a form of ancestor worship.
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Perhaps the nature gods, Jupiter, Venus, and the rest, existed alongside of ancestor worship from the earliest times.
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Behind the fetish was the religion of ancestor worship, and the fetish is better understood as a religious symbol.
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Slideshow (19 images) Other rituals blended with Buddhist practices such as ancestor worship or indigenous Shinto ceremonies.
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Sons also were needed for ancestor worship, which was believed to be essential for bliss in a future life.
Translations for ancestor worship
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