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Hinduism > 2 senses
NOUN1Hinduism, HindooismThe predominant religion of India
2Hinduism, HindooismA body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and characterized by a belief in reincarnation and 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
Hinduism > pronunciation
Soundshhih'njhuwih.zahm
Rhymesabolitionism, absenteeism, absolutism, and 548 more rhymes in ahm...
Hinduism > noun 1, group
MeaningThe predominant religion of India. Characterized by a caste system and belief in reincarnation.
SynonymsHindooism
MembersShivaism, Sivaism; Shaktism, Saktism; Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism; Hare Krishna, International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON; Hindu, Hindoo
Broaderreligion, faith, organized religion
NarrowerBrahmanism, Brahminism
Hinduism > noun 2, cognition
MeaningA body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and characterized by a belief in reincarnation and 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.
SynonymsHindooism
Category ofbhakti; mandala; asana; matsyendra; Bhagavad-Gita, Bhagavadgita, Gita; Mahabharata, Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum; Vedic literature, Veda; Ayurveda; mantra; Kamasutra; ahimsa; Sanskrit, Sanskritic language; cycle of rebirth; moksa; karma; samsara; caste; jati; varna; Arjuna; Hindu deity; Bengali; guru; mahatma; sadhu, saddhu; Nirvana, enlightenment
Broaderreligion, faith, religious belief
NarrowerDarsana; Mimamsa; Vedanta; Krishnaism; Shivaism, Sivaism; Shaktism, Saktism; Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Vishnuism; yoga; Vedism
AdjectivesHindu, Hindi, Hindoo

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