Hindooism meaning

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Hindooism (noun): the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.

Hindooism has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

Hindooism as a noun

  1. the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal

    Synonyms: Hinduism

    Type of: religion

    Kinds: Brahmanism

  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

    Synonyms: Hinduism

    Type of: religion

    Kinds: Darsana, Mimamsa, Vedanta, Krishnaism, Shivaism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, Vedism

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