Sikhism

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/ˈsiːkɪzm̩//ˈsɪk-/

proper noun

A revealed, monotheistic religion originating in northern India, in the 15th century, through Guru Nanak and his successors.

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A revealed, monotheistic religion originating in northern India, in the 15th century, through Guru Nanak and his successors.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Origin

  1. Punjabiਸਿੱਖ (sikkha)
  2. EnglishSikh
  3. EnglishSikhism

From Sikh + -ism.

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Translations

Arabic سِيخِيَّة
  • سِيخِيَّة (sīḵiyya)religion
Bengali শিখধর্ম
  • শিখধর্ম (śikhodhormo)religion
Bulgarian сикхизъм
  • сикхизъм (sikhizăm)religion
Catalan sikhisme
  • sikhismereligion
Chinese Cantonese 錫克教 /锡克教
  • 錫克教 /锡克教 (sik³ hak¹ gaau³, sek³ hak¹ gaau³)religion
Chinese Mandarin 錫克教 /锡克教
  • 錫克教 /锡克教 (xíkèjiào)religion
Czech sikhismus
  • sikhismusreligion
Danish sikhisme
  • sikhismereligion
Dutch sikhisme
  • sikhismereligion
Esperanto sikismo, siĥismo
  • sikismoreligion
  • siĥismoreligion
Finnish sikhiläisyys
  • sikhiläisyysreligion
French sikhisme
  • sikhismereligion
German Sikhismus
  • Sikhismusreligion
Hebrew סיקיזם
  • סיקיזם (Siqizm)religion
Hindi सिख धर्म, नानकपंथ
  • सिख धर्म (sikh dharm)religion
  • नानकपंथ (nānakpanth)religion
Hungarian szikhizmus
  • szikhizmusreligion
Indonesian Sikhisme
  • Sikhismereligion
Japanese シク教
  • シク教 (shiku kyō)religion
Korean 시크교
  • 시크교 (sikeugyo)religion
Latin Sichismus
  • Sichismusreligion
Latvian sikhisms
  • sikhismsreligion
Lithuanian Sikhizmas
  • Sikhizmasreligion
Malay Sikhisme
  • Sikhismereligion
Persian سیک
  • سیکreligion
Polish sikhizm
  • sikhizmreligion
Portuguese sikhismo
  • sikhismoreligion
Punjabi ਸਿੱਖੀ
  • ਸਿੱਖੀ (sikkhī)religion
Romanian sikhism
  • sikhismreligion
Russian сикхи́зм
  • сикхи́зм (sikxízm)religion
Spanish sijismo
  • sijismoreligion
Swahili Kalasinga, Usikh
  • Kalasingareligion
  • Usikhreligion
Tamil சீக்கியம்
  • சீக்கியம் (cīkkiyam)religion
Thai ศาสนาซิกข์, ศาสนาสิกข์
  • ศาสนาซิกข์religion
  • ศาสนาสิกข์religion
Urdu سکھ مت
  • سکھ متreligion
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Sikhism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sikhism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sikhism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sikhism.

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