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hinduism

Hin·du·ism
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hin-doo-iz-uh m]
    • /ˈhɪn duˌɪz əm/
    • /ˈhɪn.duː.ɪ.zəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hin-doo-iz-uh m]
    • /ˈhɪn duˌɪz əm/

Definitions of hinduism word

  • noun hinduism the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad-Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many schools of philosophy and theology, many popular cults, and a large pantheon symbolizing the many attributes of a single god. Buddhism and Jainism are outside the Hindu tradition but are regarded as related religions. 1
  • noun hinduism Indian religion 1
  • uncountable noun hinduism Hinduism is an Indian religion. It has many gods and teaches that people have another life on earth after they die. 0
  • noun hinduism the complex of beliefs, values, and customs comprising the dominant religion of India, characterized by the worship of many gods, including Brahma as supreme being, a caste system, belief in reincarnation, etc 0
  • noun hinduism the principal and most ancient religious tradition of India: in it the lives of believers are governed by the three doctrines of dharma or universal law, karma or the cumulative effects of personal actions, and samsara or the cycle of rebirth, liberation from which is the first goal of life 0
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Origin of hinduism

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; Hindu + -ism

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Parts of speech for Hinduism

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hinduism popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • ahura

    generic title for benevolent deities in Zoroastrianism or evil deities in Hinduism.

  • hindu

    a person, especially of northern India, who adheres to Hinduism.

  • karma

    Hinduism, Buddhism. action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation: in Hinduism one of the means of reaching Brahman. Compare bhakti (def 1), jnana.

  • aditya

    one of the Vedic gods, the sons of Aditi.

  • advaita

    one of the two principal Vedantic schools, asserting the existence of Brahman alone, whose appearance as the world is an illusion resulting from ignorance. Compare dvaita (def 2).

  • agama

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