'Yajur-Veda' definitions:

Definition of 'Yajur-Veda'

From: WordNet
noun
A collection of sacrificial formulas and prayers

Definition of 'Yajur-Veda'

From: GCIDE
  • Veda \Ve"da\ (v[=a]"d[.a]or v[=e]"d[.a]; 277), n. [Skr. v[=e]da, properly, knowledge, from vid to know. See Wit.] The ancient sacred literature of the Hindus; also, one of the four collections, called Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda, constituting the most ancient portions of that literature. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The language of the Vedas is usually called
  • Vedic Sanskrit, as distinguished from the later and more settled form called
  • classical Sanskrit. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Yajur-Veda'

From: GCIDE
  • Yajur-Veda \Yaj"ur-Ve"da\ (y[.a]j"[^u]r-v[=a]`d[.a] or y[.a]j"[^u]r-v[=e]`d[.a]), n. [Skr. yajur-v[=e]da.] See Veda. [1913 Webster]