As a Hindi name
देवाजीव · noun · masculine
देवताओं की पूजा करनेवाला । पुजारी । पंडा — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
& devājī˚vin, a man subsisting by attending on an idol and receiving its offerings
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Dictionary citations
devājīva & devājī˚vin, m. a man subsisting by attending on an idol and receiving its offerings, L.
devājīva m. (-vaḥ) An attendant upon an idol, a low Brahman, subsisting by attendance upon an image, and upon the offerings made to it. E. deva a deity, and ājīva who gets a livelihood; also with ini added devajīvin m. (-vī.)
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