Home › Words › P › purohitpurohitpurohit · name — A surname.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, purohit ranks #2,514 of 43,221 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Hindi पुरोहित (purohit), from Sanskrit पुरोहित (purohita) from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-.nameA surname.nounA family priest.e.g.“The purohit helps the pilgrim should he fall sick or have difficulties with officials.” — 1996, Lise McKean, Divine Enterprise, page 327:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.purvoe 60% match — A Hindu clerk. vs purohit →jotisi 57% match — A traditional Hindu astrologer. vs purohit →archaka 55% match — A person employed to perform puja worship. vs purohit →puja 55% match — A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship. vs purohit →priestly 54% match — Of or relating to priests. vs purohit →pedanda 54% match — In Bali, a Hindu priest or priestess. vs purohit →pitris 54% match — The spirits of departed ancestors, venerated in Hindu culture. vs purohit →maiba 54% match — A male priest, shaman or religious or spiritual leader of traditional Meitei religion. vs purohit →