The debate over nationalism continued in the newspapers.
Similar words
پرستش
پوجا
بندگی
لگن
عقیدت
عبادت
Meanings
Worship or devoted adherence
noun
belief
formal
Worship, veneration, or intense devotion to someone or something, often used in compounds naming what is being worshipped or idolized.
Examples
بت پرستی کو اسلام میں منع کیا گیا ہے۔
Idolatry is forbidden in Islam.
شخصیت پرستی جمہوریت کے لیے نقصان دہ ہو سکتی ہے۔
A personality cult can be harmful to democracy.
دولت پرستی نے اس کی سوچ بدل دی۔
Worship of wealth changed his thinking.
وہ رسموں کی اندھی پرستی پر تنقید کرتا ہے۔
He criticizes blind devotion to customs.
خود پرستی انسان کو دوسروں سے دور کر دیتی ہے۔
Self-worship distances a person from others.
قوم پرستی کی بحث اخباروں میں جاری رہی۔
The debate over nationalism continued in the newspapers.
Similar words
پرستش
عبادت
عقیدت
بندگی
پوجا
لگن
Etymology
From Persian and Urdu پرست, "worshipper" or "devotee", with the noun-forming ending -ی.
FAQ
What does پرستی mean?
پرستی means worship, veneration, or intense devotion in Urdu.
How is پرستی used?
پرستی is often used in compounds, such as بت پرستی for idolatry and شخصیت پرستی for personality cult.
What is the difference between پرست and پرستی?
پرست is a worshipper or devotee, while پرستی is the worship, devotion, or practice itself.
Is پرستی the same as پرستش?
Not exactly. پرستش is the act of worshipping, while پرستی often names a state, tendency, or ideology of devotion.
Is parasti a Latvian word too?
Yes. Latin-script parasti is Latvian for usually, but Urdu پرستی is a different word and should be written in Urdu script.
Where does پرستی come from?
پرستی is formed from پرست, meaning worshipper or devotee, plus the noun-forming ending -ی.
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Sleek Lemming
Jul 13
پرستی والے لفظ اخباروں میں ہر وقت آتے ہیں, especially politics pages
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Wandering Oriole
Jul 2
Old dictionaries also give پرستی / پرستش for looking after a sick person, بیمار کی دیکھ بھال. In normal talk I'd still say تیمارداری, otherwise people will probably hear worship first.
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Pearl Goose
Jun 26
Tiny grammar point: the whole compound behaves like a feminine noun. قوم پرستی اچھی ہے, not اچھا ہے. same with شخصیت پرستی بری ہے.
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Amber Hedgehog
Jun 20
You will see this ending stuck to newer words too: فیشن پرستی, ڈالر پرستی. so it is not only old religious compounds like بت پرستی.
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Lucid Macaw
Jun 15
In newspaper Urdu, قوم پرستی and وطن پرستی dont feel exactly the same. وطن پرستی is the warmer patriotism word, قوم پرستی can sound more like a political label, closer to nationalism than just loving the country