Hinduism

H4I1N1D2U1I1S1M3
/ˈhɪnduɪzəm/

proper noun

A religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.

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Sanatana DharmaHindooism
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Meanings

proper nounHinduism (countable and uncountable, plural Hinduisms)

plural Hinduisms · alternative dated Hindooism · alternative Hindouism

  1. countableuncountableA religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.
    1 more example

    Mordin: Wheel of life. Popular salarian concept. Similar to human Hinduism in focus on reincarnation. Mordin: Appealing to see life as endless. Fix mistakes in next life. Learn, adapt, improve. Mordin: Refuse to believe life ends here. Too wasteful. Have much more to offer. Mistakes to fix. Cannot end here. Could do so much more.

    2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Tuchanka

    Synonyms: Sanatana Dharma

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.

Similar
Sanatana Dharma

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal

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Hindooism
Broader
religionfaithorganized religion

nouna 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

Similar
Hindooism
Broader
religionfaithreligious belief

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Hindu + -ism.

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Translations

Arabic هِنْدُوسِيَّة
  • هِنْدُوسِيَّة (hindūsiyya)religion
Bengali হিন্দুধর্ম
  • হিন্দুধর্ম (hindudhormo)religion
Bulgarian индуи́зъм
  • индуи́зъм (induízăm)religion
Catalan hinduisme
  • hinduismereligion
Chinese Cantonese 印度教
  • 印度教 (jan³ dou⁶ gaau³)religion
Chinese Mandarin 印度教
  • 印度教 (yìndùjiào)religion
Czech hinduismus, hinduizmus
  • hinduismusreligion
  • hinduizmusreligion
Danish hinduisme
  • hinduismereligion
Dutch hindoeïsme
  • hindoeïsmereligion
Estonian hinduism
  • hinduismreligion
Finnish hindulaisuus
  • hindulaisuusreligion
French hindouisme, indouisme
  • hindouismereligion
  • indouismereligion
German Hinduismus
  • Hinduismusreligion
Greek ινδουισμός
  • ινδουισμός (indouismós)religion
Hebrew הִינְדּוּאִיזְם
  • הִינְדּוּאִיזְם (hindu'ísm)religion
Hindi हिन्दू धर्म, सनातन धर्म
  • हिन्दू धर्म (hindū dharm)religion
  • सनातन धर्म (sanātan dharm)religion
Hungarian hinduizmus
  • hinduizmusreligion
Indonesian agama Hindu
  • agama Hindureligion
Italian induismo
  • induismoreligion
Japanese ヒンズー教
  • ヒンズー教 (hinzukyō)religion
Korean 힌두교
  • 힌두교 (hindugyo)religion
Latin Hinduismus
  • Hinduismusreligion
Latvian hinduisms
  • hinduismsreligion
Lithuanian induizmas
  • induizmasreligion
Malay Hindu, agama Hindu
  • Hindureligion
  • agama Hindureligion
  • Hinduismereligion
  • hinduismereligion
Māori hinitūtanga, hinerūtanga
  • hinitūtangareligion
  • hinerūtangareligion
Norwegian hinduisme
  • hinduismereligion
Persian هندوئیسم, هندوگرایی
  • هندوئیسم (hendu'isem)religion
  • هندوگرایی (hendugarâyi)religion
Polish hinduizm
  • hinduizmreligion
Portuguese hinduísmo
  • hinduísmoreligion
Punjabi ਹਿੰਦੂ ਧਰਮ
  • ਹਿੰਦੂ ਧਰਮ (hindū dharam)religion
Romanian hinduism
  • hinduismreligion
Russian индуи́зм
  • индуи́зм (induízm)religion
Slovak hinduizmus
  • hinduizmusreligion
Spanish hinduismo
  • hinduismoreligion
Swahili Uhindu
  • Uhindureligion
Swedish hinduism
  • hinduismreligion
Tagalog Indowismo, Indoismo
  • Indowismoreligion
  • Indoismoreligion
Tamil இந்து சமயம்
  • இந்து சமயம் (intu camayam)religion
Thai ศาสนาฮินดู
  • ศาสนาฮินดู (sàat-sà-nǎa-hin-duu)religion
Turkish Hinduizm
  • Hinduizmreligion
Ukrainian індуї́зм
  • індуї́зм (indujízm)religion
Urdu ہندو مذہب, ہندو مت
  • ہندو مذہب (hindū mazhab)religion
  • ہندو مت (hindū mat)religion
Vietnamese Ấn-độ giáo
  • Ấn-độ giáoreligion
Welsh Hindŵaeth
  • Hindŵaethreligion
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APA

Hinduism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hinduism

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