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