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purana

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Noun
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Pu=ra=na

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun purana has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

puranan. [Skr. purā, properly. old, ancient, fr. purā formerly.].
     One of a class of sacred Hindoo poetical works in the Sanskrit language which treat of the creation, destruction, and renovation of worlds, the genealogy and achievements of gods and heroes, the reigns of the Manus, and the transactions of their descendants. The principal Puranas are eighteen in number, and there are the same number of supplementary books called Upa Puranas.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

purana, n. any of a class of Sanskrit sacred writings on Hindu mythology, folklore, etc.

Derivative
Puranic adj.
Etymology
Skr. purana ancient legend, ancient, f. pura formerly

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purana

Pseudo-Revelation

N pseudo-revelation, the Koran, the Alcoran, Lyking, Vedas, Zendavesta, Avesta, Sastra, Shastra, Tantra, Upanishads, Purana, Edda, Book of Mormon, Gautama, Buddha, Zoroaster, Confucius, Bab-ed-Din, Mohammed, golden calf, Baal, Moloch, Dagon.

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