Hinduism
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Entry:hinduism
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Part of Speech:noun
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Definition:the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
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Synonyms:hindooism, hinduism.
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Hypernym:faith, organized religion, religion.
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Domain of synset [REGION]:bharat, india, republic of india, bangla desh, bangladesh, east pakistan, people's republic of bangladesh, ceylon, democratic socialist republic of sri lanka, sri lanka, kingdom of nepal, nepal.
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Hyponym:brahmanism, brahminism.
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Member meronym:shivaism, sivaism, saktism, shaktism, vaishnavism, vaisnavism, hare krishna, international society for krishna consciousness, iskcon, hindoo, hindu.
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Entry:hinduism
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Part of Speech:noun
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Definition:1. a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system 2. 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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Synonyms:hindooism, hinduism.
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Hypernym:faith, religion, religious belief.
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Member of this domain [TOPIC]:bhakti, mandala, asana, matsyendra, 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.
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Hyponym:darsana, mimamsa, vedanta, krishnaism, shivaism, sivaism, saktism, shaktism, vaishnavism, vaisnavism, vishnuism, yoga, vedism.