Hindooism
Definition of Hindooism
- 1. The religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal Noun
- 2. A body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; 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 Noun
Synonyms for word "hindooism"
Semanticaly linked words with "hindooism"
- faith
- organized religion
- religion
- brahmanism
- brahminism
- shivaism
- sivaism
- saktism
- shaktism
- vaishnavism
- vaisnavism
- hare krishna
- international society for krishna consciousness
- iskcon
- ceylon
- democratic socialist republic of sri lanka
- sri lanka
- bangla desh
- bangladesh
- east pakistan
- people's republic of bangladesh
- bharat
- india
- republic of india
- kingdom of nepal
- nepal
- hindoo
- hindu
- bhakti
- mandala
- asana
- matsyendra
- faith
- religion
- religious belief
- darsana
- mimamsa
- vedanta
- krishnaism
- shivaism
- sivaism
- saktism
- shaktism
- vaishnavism
- vaisnavism
- vishnuism
- vedism
- bhagavad-gita
- bhagavadgita
- gita
- mahabharata
- mahabharatam
- mahabharatum
- veda
- vedic literature
- ayurveda
- mantra
- kamasutra
- ahimsa
- sanskrit
- sanskritic language
- cycle of rebirth
- moksa
- karma
- samsara
- caste
- jati
- varna
- arjuna
- hindu deity
- bengali
- guru
- mahatma
- saddhu
- sadhu
- enlightenment
- nirvana