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Definition of Hindooism
1. Noun. The religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.
Exact synonyms: Hinduism
Generic synonyms: Faith, Organized Religion, Religion
Specialized synonyms: Brahmanism, Brahminism
Member holonyms: Shivaism, Sivaism, Saktism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Hare Krishna, International Society For Krishna Consciousness, Iskcon, Hindoo, Hindu
Geographical relationships: Ceylon, Democratic Socialist Republic Of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Bangla Desh, Bangladesh, East Pakistan, People's Republic Of Bangladesh, Bharat, India, Republic Of India, Kingdom Of Nepal, Nepal
Generic synonyms: Faith, Organized Religion, Religion
Specialized synonyms: Brahmanism, Brahminism
Member holonyms: Shivaism, Sivaism, Saktism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Hare Krishna, International Society For Krishna Consciousness, Iskcon, Hindoo, Hindu
Geographical relationships: Ceylon, Democratic Socialist Republic Of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Bangla Desh, Bangladesh, East Pakistan, People's Republic Of Bangladesh, Bharat, India, Republic Of India, Kingdom Of Nepal, Nepal
2. Noun. A body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils.
Exact synonyms: Hinduism
Examples of category: Bhakti, Mandala, Asana, Matsyendra, Bhagavad-gita, Bhagavadgita, Gita, Mahabharata, Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum, Veda, Vedic Literature, Ayurveda, Mantra, Kamasutra, Ahimsa, Sanskrit, Sanskritic Language, Cycle Of Rebirth, Moksa, Karma, Samsara, Caste, Jati, Varna, Arjuna, Hindu Deity, Bengali, Guru, Mahatma, Saddhu, Sadhu, Enlightenment, Nirvana
Generic synonyms: Faith, Religion, Religious Belief
Specialized synonyms: Darsana, Mimamsa, Vedanta, Krishnaism, Shivaism, Sivaism, Saktism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Vishnuism, Yoga, Vedism
Examples of category: Bhakti, Mandala, Asana, Matsyendra, Bhagavad-gita, Bhagavadgita, Gita, Mahabharata, Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum, Veda, Vedic Literature, Ayurveda, Mantra, Kamasutra, Ahimsa, Sanskrit, Sanskritic Language, Cycle Of Rebirth, Moksa, Karma, Samsara, Caste, Jati, Varna, Arjuna, Hindu Deity, Bengali, Guru, Mahatma, Saddhu, Sadhu, Enlightenment, Nirvana
Generic synonyms: Faith, Religion, Religious Belief
Specialized synonyms: Darsana, Mimamsa, Vedanta, Krishnaism, Shivaism, Sivaism, Saktism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Vishnuism, Yoga, Vedism
Definition of Hindooism
1. n. The religious doctrines and rites of the Hindoos; Brahmanism.
Definition of Hindooism
1. Noun. (dated form of Hinduism) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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