Hinduisms

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A form of Hinduism — 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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noun
  1. pluralplural of Hinduism

    There are so many Hinduisms that no single Hindu could speak for the entire tradition.

    1995, Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty, Wendy Doniger, Other Peoples' Myths: The Cave of Echoes, page 23
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    But it then follows that if Hindus think and say that there is Hinduism, and act to uphold it, then there is a Hinduism, or more probably several Hinduisms.

    2003, Lloyd Ridgeon, Major World Religions, page 13

    It is no surprise then to find that Hinduism is really a sort of federation of Hinduisms.

    1977, Ninian Smart, The Long Search, page 27
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