Pralaya

noun

Pral·​a·​ya

ˈprələyə

plural -s

: a period of dissolution or destruction of the manifested universe at the end of a kalpa according to Hindu philosophy : the end of the world

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit, literally, end, destruction

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