Vedas, the sacred books of the Hindus, of sacerdotal origin and ancient date, of which there are four collections, severally denominated the Rig-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Yajur-Veda, to each of which are attached Brahmanas in elucidation.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Vedânta * Veddas