misogyny

[mĭ-soj´ĭ-ne]

aversion to women.

mi·sog·y·ny

(mi-soj'i-nē), Do not confuse this word with misogamy.

Aversion to or hatred of women.

[G. miseō, to hate, + gynē, woman]

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misogyny

(mĭ-sŏj′ə-nē)

Hatred or mistrust of women.

mis′o·gyn′ic (mĭs′ə-jĭn′ĭk, -gī′nĭk) adj.

mi·sog·y·ny

(mi-soj'i-nē)

Aversion to or hatred of women.

[G. miseō, to hate, + gynē, woman]

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And here the constant invocation of the virahini is not so remarkable, because this is quite common, but the frequent and unabashed descriptions of Dadu as the female married to God and experiencing God - the male as husband - in the sexual act are remarkable, given the nirguna concept of God and the general misogynic attitude of the Dadu Panthis.

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