Added 9 October 2026
hindooism
noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about hindooism at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.
- 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.