Hinduism Definition

hĭndo͝o-ĭzəm
noun
The principal religious tradition of India, characterized by the worship of many gods, a belief in reincarnation, and the concept of karma, or the cumulative effect of all of one's actions: it is the basis of the caste system.
Webster's New World

A religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.

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Synonyms:
  • hindooism

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Noun

Singular:
Hinduism
Plural:
hinduisms

Hinduism Sentence Examples

  • Hinduism was the state religion, and the number of Buddhists was very small.

  • They are Hindus, but their Hinduism is held to be of a non-Aryan type.

  • In Hinduism the various implements of sacrifice are similarly personified and worshipped, especially the sacrificial post to which the victim is bound, and which, under the name of vanaspall and svaru, is deified and invoked.

  • Hinduism has now supplanted Buddhism, and the Brahman fills the place of the monk.

  • The classes most receptive of Christianity are those who are outside the Hindu system, or whom Hinduism regards as degraded.

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Words Starting With

HHIHIN

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MSMISM

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