ALL meanings of hinduism
Hin·du·ism
H h - noun hinduism Indian religion 1
- 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
- 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