Buddhist
/ˈbʊdɪst/US/ˈbudɪst/
Buddhist adjective: of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism.
Adjective
Buddhist (comparative more Buddhist, superlative most Buddhist)
- Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism.
- Or the Fujianese soup that is so rich and sought after that it is poetically called "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall," meaning it is so good that a Buddhist monk would be compelled to break his vegetarian vows to sample it?[2007 June 18, Nina Zagat, Tim Zagat, “Meanwhile: Eating Beyond Sichuan”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2025
Noun
Buddhist (plural Buddhists)
- A practitioner of the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.
- A follower of the Indian religious and spiritual teacher, Buddha.
Buddhist meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
Buddhist in Hindi
- of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- बौद्ध bauddh
Buddhist in Tamil
- பௌத்த சமயத்தினர்
Buddhist in Marathi
- of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- बौद्ध bauddha
- of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- बौद्ध bauddha
- practitioner of Buddhism
- बौद्ध bauddha, बौद्धधर्मीय bauddhadharmīy
- follower of Buddha
- बौद्ध bauddha
Buddhist in Bengali
- Buddhist, Buddhistic
- বৌদ্ধ bōuddho
- Buddhist
- বৌদ্ধ bōuddho
More languagesFewer languages
- Buddhist in Telugu
- బౌద్ధుడు bauddhuḍu
- Buddhist in Punjabi
- ਬੁੱਧ buddha
- Buddhist in Arabic
- بُوذِيّ būḏiyy, بُوذِيَّة būḏiyya
- Buddhist in Malay
- Buddha
- Buddhist in Persian
- بودایی budâyi
- Buddhist in Thai
- พุทธ pút, คนพุทธ kon-pút, พุทธมามกะ pút-tá-maa-má-gà, พุทธศาสนิกชน pút-tá-sǎa-sà-ník-gà-chon
- Buddhist in Vietnamese
- Phật giáo, đạo Phật, Phật, Phật tử
- Buddhist in Myanmar
- ဗုဒ္ဓဝါဒီ buddha.wadi
Synonyms of Buddhist
- Bauddha
- follower of the Buddha
- Dhamma practitioner
- Buddha follower
- Sakyan
Antonyms
- non-Buddhist
- unbeliever
Forms of Buddhist
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Buddhist |
| superlative | most Buddhist |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Bouddhist |
| alternative form (archaic) | Boodhist |
| Noun | |
| plural | Buddhists |
Origin of Buddhist
From Buddha + -ist.
Words formed from Buddhist
Phrases with Buddhist
Words that rhyme with Buddhist
Questions about Buddhist
- What does Buddhist mean?
- Buddhist means of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism.
- What is Buddhist in Hindi?
- Buddhist in Hindi is बौद्ध (bauddh). See Buddhist meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Buddhist?
- Buddhist can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Buddhist?
- Buddhist is pronounced /ˈbʊdɪst/ (UK).
Words near Buddhist in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Buddhist (page history and authors); Buddhist (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); বৌদ্ধ (Bengali) (page history and authors); బౌద్ధుడు (Telugu) (page history and authors); ਬੁੱਧ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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