Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An adherent of Sikhism.
- adjective Of or relating to the Sikhs or to Sikhism.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of a politico-religions community of India, founded near Lahore about 1500 as a sect based on the principles of monotheism and human brotherhood.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
adherent ofSikhism . - adjective of, or relating to the Sikhs or to
Sikhism .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an adherent of Sikhism
- adjective of or relating to the Sikhs or their religious beliefs and customs
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Appealing to the sikh community to spread love, Makkar followed that Congress party had always hurt the sentiments of Sikh community as in 1984 it attacked on Golden Temple and Akal Takht, thereafter initiating anti Sikh riots which claimed the lives of nearly 3000 Sikhs.
PunjabNewsline News 2009
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a SIKH temple which houses the Granth, or HOLY SCRIPTURES of the Sikh religion.
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This may send the message that being Sikh is the same as being Muslim, and both are bad.
John L. Esposito: Obama's Trip to India: Sikhs Are Not Muslims John L. Esposito 2010
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This may send the message that being Sikh is the same as being Muslim, and both are bad.
John L. Esposito: Obama's Trip to India: Sikhs Are Not Muslims John L. Esposito 2010
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This may also send the message that being Sikh is the same as being Muslim, and both are bad.
John L. Esposito: Obama's Trip to India: Sikhs Are Not Muslims John L. Esposito 2010
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This may send the message that being Sikh is the same as being Muslim, and both are bad.
John L. Esposito: Obama's Trip to India: Sikhs Are Not Muslims John L. Esposito 2010
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At the heart of the plan, with broad perspectives in every direction, is the India Gate — a grandiose arch honoring the Indian conscripts, mostly Sikh from the names engraved, who fell on the far-off battlefields of Flanders and Gallipoli during World War I.
City Walk: New Delhi John Krich 2010
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This may also send the message that being Sikh is the same as being Muslim, and both are bad.
John L. Esposito: Obama's Trip to India: Sikhs Are Not Muslims John L. Esposito 2010
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This may also send the message that being Sikh is the same as being Muslim, and both are bad.
John L. Esposito: Obama's Trip to India: Sikhs Are Not Muslims John L. Esposito 2010
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This may also send the message that being Sikh is the same as being Muslim, and both are bad.
John L. Esposito: Obama's Trip to India: Sikhs Are Not Muslims John L. Esposito 2010
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