hinduism

Speech parts

1. hinduism - Noun

2. Hinduism - Proper noun

Meaning

The religious doctrines and rites of the Hindoos; Brahmanism.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hindooism Sanatana Dharma hindu faith hindu religion hindu jainism Sikhism rajput faith brahminism bhakti brahmanism Hindus yogic atman
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Hypernyms

religion faith organized religion religious belief

Hyponyms

vedanta brahminism Shaktism brahmanism Sivaism Saktism

Phrases with the word

adherents of hinduism hinduism ashram believers in hinduism karma in hinduism

Examples

I believe Buddhism to be a simplification of Hinduism and Islam to be a simplification of Xianity. C. S. Lewis

The followers of Derrida are pathetic, snuffling in French pockets for bits of pieces of a deconstructive method already massively and coherently presented and with a mature sense of the sacred in Buddhism and Hinduism. Camille Paglia

Hinduism never seemed to be something foreign or alien to me or inappropriate to my circumstances living in the West. It is the very religion of nature and consciousness in the broadest sense, which makes it relevant to everyone. David Frawley

Hinduism is a relentless pursuit after truth and if today it has become moribund, inactive, irresponsive to growth, it is because we are fatigued. As soon as the fatigue is over, Hinduism will burst forth upon the world with a brilliance perhaps never known before. Mahatma Gandhi

Hinduism insists on the brotherhood of not only all mankind but of all that lives. Mahatma Gandhi

Hinduism is like the Ganga,, pure and unsullied at its source but taking in its course the impurities in the way. Even like the Ganga it is beneficent in its total effect. It takes a provincial form in every provinvce, but the inner substance is retained everywhere. Mahatma Gandhi

Close letter words and terms

Hindu-ness Hindudom Hinduish hinduism ashram Hinduist Hinduistic