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HINDOO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who adheres to Hinduism
Synonyms:
Hindoo; Hindu
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Hindoo" is a kind of...):
religious person (a person who manifests devotion to a deity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Hindoo"):
swami (a Hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect)
chela (a Hindu disciple of a swami)
Hare Krishna (worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness)
Shaktist (worshipper of Shakti)
Shivaist (worshipper of Shiva)
Vaishnava (worshipper of Vishnu)
saddhu; sadhu ((Hinduism) an ascetic holy man)
sannyasi; sannyasin; sanyasi (a Hindu religious mendicant)
Holonyms ("Hindoo" is a member of...):
Hindooism; Hinduism (the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal)
Derivation:
Hindoo (of or relating to or supporting Hinduism)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
Synonyms:
Hindoo; Hindu; Hindustani
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Hindoo" is a kind of...):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Hindoo"):
brahman; brahmin (a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas)
Kshatriya (a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste)
Rajpoot; Rajput (a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India)
Shudra; Sudra (a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste)
Vaisya (a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes)
Holonyms ("Hindoo" is a member of...):
Hindustan (northern region of India where Hinduism predominates)
Derivation:
Hindoo (of or relating to or supporting Hinduism)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism
Example:
the Hindu faith
Synonyms:
Hindi; Hindoo; Hindu
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Hinduism (a 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)
Derivation:
Hindoo (a person who adheres to Hinduism)
Hindoo (a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India)
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