'Hindooism' definitions:
Definition of 'Hindooism'
(from WordNet)
noun
The religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal [syn: Hinduism, Hindooism]
noun
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 [syn: Hinduism, Hindooism]
Definition of 'Hindooism'
From: GCIDE
- Hindooism \Hin"doo*ism\, Hinduism \Hin"du*ism\, n. The religious doctrines and rites of the Hindus; Brahmanism. Hindoostani Hindoostanee