Hinduism (n)
Hindooism (n)

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type n
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def a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system
def it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in 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
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Hypernym religion, faith, religious belief
Member of this domain - TOPIC bhakti; 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
Hyponym Darsana; Mimamsa; Vedanta; Krishnaism; Shivaism, Sivaism; Shaktism, Saktism; Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Vishnuism; yoga; Vedism
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Pertainym (pertains to noun) Hindoo → Hinduism
Pertainym (pertains to noun) Hindi → Hinduism
Pertainym (pertains to noun) Hindu → Hinduism
Domain of synset - TOPIC bhakti; 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
Hyponym religion, faith, religious belief
Hypernym Darsana; Mimamsa; Vedanta; Krishnaism; Shivaism, Sivaism; Shaktism, Saktism; Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Vishnuism; yoga; Vedism

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