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A divinity of Vedic culture, hypostasis of friendship and one-half of the dvandva (compound divinity) Varuna-Mitra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A deity invoked in the Hurrian Mitanni of ca. 1400 BC.
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Usage: uncommon
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Alternative form of Mithra (“Iranian deity”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, rare
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A surname from Sanskrit.
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noun
A person who is interested in becoming a Buddhist and elects to join a Buddhist community to learn more.
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Hindu god of friendship and alliances; usually invoked together with Varuna as a supporter of heaven and earth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Hindu deity
History
Transliteration of Sanskrit मित्र (mitra). Doublet of Mithra and Mithras.
Transliteration of Bengali মিত্র (mitro).
Transliteration of Sanskrit मित्र (mitrá, “friend”).
