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nounTengrism (uncountable)
alternative Tengriism
- uncountableA Central Asian religion characterized by features of shamanism, animism, totemism, both polytheism and monotheism, and ancestor worship, and formerly the state religion of the six ancient Turkic states.
Synonyms: Tengrianism
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nounA Central Asian religion characterized by features of shamanism, animism, totemism, both polytheism and monotheism, and ancestor worship, and formerly the state religion of the six ancient Turkic states.
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Chinese Mandarin 腾格里信仰
- 腾格里信仰 (téngɡélǐ xìnyǎng)religion
Finnish tengrismi
- tengrismireligion
French tengrisme
- tengrismereligion
Polish tengryzm
- tengryzmreligion
Portuguese tengriismo
- tengriismoreligion
Russian тенгриа́нство, тенгри́зм
- тенгриа́нство (tengriánstvo)religion
- тенгри́зм (tengrízm)religion
Turkish tengricilik, tengrizm
- tengricilikreligion
- tengrizmreligion
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Tengrism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tengrism
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“Tengrism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tengrism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tengrism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tengrism.
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