hinduism

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

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Synonyms

Hindooism

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
religion
Narrower (hyponyms)
brahmanism

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