asura

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Asura
    n 1: earlier a god; later a demon; counterpart of Zoroastrian
         Ahura
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Asura \A*su"ra\, n. (Hind. Myth.)
   An enemy of the gods, esp. one of a race of demons and
   giants.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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