Hindooism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hindooism \Hin"doo*ism\, Hinduism \Hin"du*ism\, n.
     The religious doctrines and rites of the Hindus; Brahmanism.
     Hindoostani
     Hindoostanee

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Hindooism
       n 1: the predominant religion of India; characterized by a caste
            system and belief in reincarnation [syn: {Hinduism}]
       2: a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural
          practices native to India and characterized by a belief in
          reincarnation and a supreme beingof 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 [syn: {Hinduism}]