Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hinduism

2 senses of hinduism

Sense 1
Hinduism, Hindooism -- (the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal)
       => religion, faith, organized religion -- (an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him")

Sense 2
Hinduism, Hindooism -- (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)
       => religion, faith, religious belief -- (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality")