Definition of Puranic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the Purana.

Partainyms: Purana
Derivative terms: Purana

Definition of Puranic

1. a. Pertaining to the Puranas.

Definition of Puranic

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the Puranas. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Puranic

1. purana [adj] - See also: purana

Lexicographical Neighbors of Puranic

Punjab
Punjabi
Punjabis
Punnett square
Punnett squares
Punta Arenas
Punti
Puntland
Punycode
Pupperware
Puppis
Purace
Puram
Purana
Puranas
Puranic (current term)
Purcell
Pure Data
Purell
Purepecha
Puri
Purim
Purinethol
Puritan work ethic
Puritanism
Puritans
Purity of Virgins
Purkinje
Purkinje's system

Literary usage of Puranic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Purānic by William Joseph Wilkins (1882)
"THE Puranic ACCOUNT OF THE CREATION. BEFORE passing on to the inferior deities, an account of the creation will be given. It is not at all easy to give a ..."

2. India and Christian Opportunity by Harlan Page Beach (1904)
"THE Puranic PERIOD — 500-1000 ADI Preview. — During these centuries Buddhism gradually lost its power and finally ceased to be an important factor in ..."

3. A History of Civilisation in Ancient India by Romesh Chunder Dutt (1893)
"BOOK V. Puranic PERIOD, AD 500 TO AD 1000. CHAPTER I. VIKRAMADITYA THE GREAT AND HIS SUCCESSORS. WE have now come to the last act of the drama of Hindu ..."

4. The Civilization of India by Romesh Chunder Dutt (1901)
"CHAPTER VI Puranic Age, AD 500 TO 800 Vikramaditya the Great, Sixth Century.— Western India was desolated in the fifth and ..."

5. Catalogue of Sanskrit and Pali Books in the British Museumby Ernst Anton Max Haas, Cecil Bendall, Lionel David Barnett, British Museum Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts by Ernst Anton Max Haas, Cecil Bendall, Lionel David Barnett, British Museum Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts (1893)
"... a metrical work on the worship of Krishna compiled from Puranic sources, with a Bengali version by the compiler. ..."

6. The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times by Matthew Atmore Sherring, Fitzedward Hall (1868)
"THE form of religion prevailing among the Hindus in Benares, and throughout a large portion of India, is Puranic, which, in all probability, originated in ..."

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