Definitions for rig-vedarɪgˈveɪ də, -ˈvi də

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Rig-Ve•da*rɪgˈveɪ də, -ˈvi də(n.)

  1. one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns.

    Category: Eastern Religions

* Hinduism..

Origin of Rig-Veda:

< Skt ṛgveda

Rig-ve′dic(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Rig-Veda(noun)

    a Veda consisting of a collection of Hindu poems dating from before 2000 BC

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rig-Veda(u)

    see Veda


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