پرستی

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An Urdu noun for worship, veneration, or intense devotion, most often appearing as the second part of compounds.

Examples

  • 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.
  • دولت پرستی نے اس کی سوچ بدل دی۔
    Worship of wealth changed his thinking.
  • بت پرستی کو اسلام میں منع کیا گیا ہے۔
    Idolatry is forbidden in Islam.
  • وہ رسموں کی اندھی پرستی پر تنقید کرتا ہے۔
    He criticizes blind devotion to customs.

Similar words

عقیدت
پرستش
عبادت
بندگی
لگن
پوجا

Meanings

Usage

Use پرستی for the state or practice of worshipping or idolizing something, and use پرست for the person who does it.

Common mistakes

پرست names the devotee, پرستی names the devotion or worship, and پرستش is the act of worshipping.

Etymology

From Persian and Urdu پرست, "worshipper" or "devotee", with the noun-forming ending .

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 .

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