Hinduism definition

English

Alternative forms

• Hindooism (dated)
• Hindouism (non-Native speakers' English)

Etymology

Hindu +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪnduɪzəm/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Proper noun

Hinduism (countable and uncountable, plural Hinduisms)

1. A religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.
   • 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, OCLC 865290061, PC, scene: Tuchanka:

     Mordin: Wheel of life. Popular salarian concept. Similar to human Hinduism in focus on reincarnation.
     Mordin: Appealing to see life as endless. Fix mistakes in next life. Learn, adapt, improve.
     Mordin: Refuse to believe life ends here. Too wasteful. Have much more to offer. Mistakes to fix. Cannot end here. Could do so much more.

Synonyms

• Sanatana Dharma

Hypernyms

• religion

Coordinate terms

• (religions) religion; agnosticism,‎ Asatru,‎ atheism,‎ Ayyavazhi,‎ Baháʼí Faith,‎ Bon,‎ Buddhism,‎ Cao Dai,‎ Cheondoism,‎ Christianity,‎ deism,‎ Druidry,‎ Druze,‎ Eckankar,‎ Heathenry,‎ Hinduism,‎ Islam,‎ Jainism,‎ Jediism,‎ Juche,‎ Judaism,‎ Kimbanguism,‎ Odinism,‎ paganism,‎ Pastafarianism,‎ Raëlism,‎ Rastafarianism,‎ Rodnovery,‎ Romuva,‎ Samaritanism,‎ Sanamahism,‎ Shinto,‎ Sikhism,‎ Taoism,‎ Thelema,‎ Unitarian Universalism,‎ Wicca,‎ Yahwism,‎ Yazidism,‎ Yoruba,‎ Zoroastrianism ^{(Category: en:Religion) [edit]}
• (subdivisions): Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, Smartism
• Hindutva

Translations

See also

• Category:Hinduism