The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2023 page)

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tvij
.
The Hindu priests employed in sacrificial rituals. In origin four, they extended to seven: Hotar, Potar, Ne
ar, Agn
dh, Pra
star, Adhvaryu, and Brahman. By the time of
atapatha Br
hma
a
(3. 6. 2. 1), they are called ‘seven
Hot
s
’, Hot
having become the chief.
Rua
ha-Qodesh
(the Holy Spirit):

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