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  1. preta: Merriam-Webster
  2. Preta, preta: Wordnik
  3. preta: Wiktionary
  4. preta: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. preta: Dictionary.com
  6. Preta: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. preta: Glossary of Sanskrit Terms in Integral Yoga Literature

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Definitions from Wiktionary (preta)

▸ noun:  A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated)

Similar:
black man, black witch, bloodhound, ghoster, barghest, revenant, ghostmonger, spook, bogie, bhoot, more...

Opposite:
deva, god, divine being

Phrases:
terra preta, Preta Gil, more...



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Similar:
black man, black witch, bloodhound, ghoster, barghest, revenant, ghostmonger, spook, bogie, bhoot, more...

Opposite:
deva, god, divine being

Phrases:
terra preta, Preta Gil, more...



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