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Hinduism

//ˈhɪnduɪzəm// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures. countable, uncountable

    "Mordin: Wheel of life. Popular salarian concept. Similar to human Hinduism in focus on reincarnation. Mordin: Appealing to see life as endless. Fix mistakes in next life. Learn, adapt, improve. Mordin: Refuse to believe life ends here. Too wasteful. Have much more to offer. Mistakes to fix. Cannot end here. Could do so much more."

Noun
  1. 1
    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 wordnet
  2. 2
    the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal wordnet

Etymology

From Hindu + -ism.

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