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amrita

am·ri·ta [ am rtə ] or am·ree·ta [ am rtə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. drink bestowing immortality: in Hinduism, a substance prepared by the deities that makes those who drink it immortal

2. immortality: in Hinduism, immortality gained by drinking amrita

[Late 18th century. < Sanskrit amṛta "without death" < mṛta "death"]
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