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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A diverse body of religion, philosophy, and cultural practice native to and predominant in India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and 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.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The religion professed by a large part of the inhabitants of India.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the dominant religion of India; characterized by a caste system anud belief in reincarnation.
- noun a complex of beliefs and values and customs including worship of many gods, especially the Trimurti composed of Brahma the Creator; Vishnu the preserver; and Shiva the destroyer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
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religion ,philosophy andculture native toIndia , characterized by the belief inreincarnation and asupreme oneness personified in manyforms andnatures .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
- 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
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Examples
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Parallel to that idea in Hinduism is there is also this idea that a person is supposed to perform different things in one or perhaps several lifetimes.
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I look forward to the day when people like me can use the term Hinduism without fear of being misconstrued.
Philip Goldberg: Yoga: Reaffirming the Transformational Practice's Hindu Roots 2010
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As a result, many people prefer not to use the term Hinduism, favoring instead Sanatana Dharma (the original term, commonly translated as "Eternal Path"), or phrases such as "Vedic tradition" or "Indian philosophy."
Philip Goldberg: Yoga: Reaffirming the Transformational Practice's Hindu Roots 2010
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India's civilisation, intimately bound up from its birth with the great social and religious system which we call Hinduism, is as unique as it is ancient.
India, Old and New Valentine Chirol 1890
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Gandhi's pluralistic and creative approach to Hinduism is evident in his reading of the Bhagavad Gita, a pan-Hindu theological text that he wrote more about than any other subject in his lifetime.
Varun Soni: Gandhi, Hinduism and Non-Violence at the United Nations Varun Soni 2010
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Gandhi's pluralistic and creative approach to Hinduism is evident in his reading of the Bhagavad Gita, a pan-Hindu theological text that he wrote more about than any other subject in his lifetime.
Varun Soni: Gandhi, Hinduism and Non-Violence at the United Nations Varun Soni 2010
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I arrived in Hinduism's holiest city on Judaism's holiest day.
Perry Garfinkel: A Hind-Jew in India Perry Garfinkel 2010
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Gandhi's pluralistic and creative approach to Hinduism is evident in his reading of the Bhagavad Gita, a pan-Hindu theological text that he wrote more about than any other subject in his lifetime.
Varun Soni: Gandhi, Hinduism and Non-Violence at the United Nations Varun Soni 2010
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Hinduism is tolerant of all religions and beliefs.
Writer's Retreat in Bali: Interview With Robin Sparks | The Creative Penn 2010
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In fact, Hinduism is a religion with many gods, is that pagan worship?
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