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Lingayatism

Today it means: A sect of Shaivism whose worship is centered on Shiva's lingam. Full definition →

Kannada ಲಿಂಗಾಯತ

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Kannada · borrowed fromಲಿಂಗಾಯತ“Lingayat”
English todayLingayatism

From Kannada ಲಿಂಗಾಯತ (liṅgāyata, “Lingayat”) + -ism.

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Lingayat

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.