Definition of Kirpan

1. Noun. A ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men and women are obliged to wear at all times.

Generic synonyms: Dagger, Sticker

Definition of Kirpan

1. Noun. (context: Sikhism) A ceremonial sword that must be worn at all time by baptized Sikhs, and one of the five Ks. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kirpan

1. a small sword of religious significance to Sikhs [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kirpan

kirkman
kirkmen
kirks
kirkton
kirktons
kirkward
kirkyard
kirkyards
kirmess
kirmesses
kirn
kirned
kirner deformity
kirning
kirns
kirpan (current term)
kirpans
kirri
kirris
kirs
kirsch
kirsches
kirschsteinite
kirschsteinites
kirsome
kirtan
kirtankar
kirtankars

Literary usage of Kirpan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Sikhs by John James Hood Gordon (1904)
"... (breeches reaching to the knee)D kard (knife), and kirpan (sword). Rules of conduct were also enjoined by which they were to be known to all the world. ..."

2. A New Universal Gazetteer: Or Geographical Dictionary by Jedidiah Morse, Richard Cary Morse (1823)
"S. by W. Cob- lentz. Pop. 1250. Kirnbach, t. Baden, 21 m. E. by N. Carlsruhe. Pop. 1100. kirpan, t. Eu. Turkey, in Romania, 50 m. ..."

3. The Edinburgh Gazetteer, Or Geographical Dictionary ...: Accompanied by an Atlas (1822)
"... in the county of Forfar, about 8 mil» t: length and..6 in breadth. Population*».'. kirpan, a town of European Turkey, i: Romania, near the Marts«. ..."

4. Religious Systems of the World: A Contribution to the Study of Comparative by South Place Ethical Society (London, England) (1892)
"... should always retain about his person five things, each beginning with the letter k; that is, £«, " hair," kangha, "a comb," karad, "a dagger," kirpan, ..."

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