hindooism Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Hin"doo*ism, Hin"du*ism noun (Also<
  • Hindooism
  • Hinduism
)
Definitions
  1. The religious doctrines and rites of the Hindoos; Brahmanism.

Webster 1913