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The religious doctrines and rites of the Hindoos; Brahmanism.

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  1. n. The religious doctrines and rites of the Hindoos; Brahmanism.
  2. n. the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
  3. n. 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
  4. The religious doctrines and rites of the Hindoos; Brahmanism.
  5. n. the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal n. 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