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Definition of 'chela'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Noun
( chelae)
A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid.
* 1646 , Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica , III.5:
- It happeneth often, I confess, that a lobster hath the chely or great claw of one side longer than the other [...].
* 1993 , The Encyclopedia of Land Invertebrate Behaviour , p. 232:
- The tail is curved up over the body and the pedipalps held forwards with the tip of the movable finger of the chela in contact with the sand.
* 2004 , Raymond T. Bauer, Remarkable Shrimps: Adaptations and Natural History of the Carideans , page 26 ,
- The two brushes on each chela snap open into semicircular fans, forming fine-mesh baskets that passively filter water.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
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Noun
( chele)
A pupil or disciple, especially in Hinduism.
* 1987 , Phirozshah Dorabji Mehta, The Heart of Religion , page 36 ,
- The guru had insight. He understood his chela'. The relationship between a guru and his ' chela was as a father to a son, as a whole person to a whole person, individual and unique.
* 2002 , Warrior of Light: The Life of Nicholas Roerich: Artist, Himalayan Explorer, and Visionary , page 52 ,
- The guru-chela' relationship was a theme in many of Nicholas's paintings. In ''Pearl of Searching'', the guru is looking thoughtfully at a pearl necklace with his ' chela . This symbolizes the "pearl of great price" that gives purpose to life.
* 2007 , Michael Bertiaux, The Voudon Gnostic Workbook: Expanded Edition , page 455 ,
- This, of course, is done by the guru as the result of a long process in which his consciousness must merge with that of the chela' and wherein the ' chela is absorbed essentially into the guru.
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