Hinduism
/ˈhɪnduɪzəm/
Hinduism proper noun: a religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.
Proper noun
Hinduism (countable and uncountable, plural Hinduisms)
- A religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.
- Mordin: Wheel of life. Popular salarian concept. Similar to human Hinduism in focus on reincarnation.
Mordin: Appealing to see life as endless. Fix mistakes in next life. Learn, adapt, improve.
Mordin: Refuse to believe life ends here. Too wasteful. Have much more to offer. Mistakes to fix. Cannot...2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Tuchanka
- Synonyms:
- Sanatana Dharma
- Mordin: Wheel of life. Popular salarian concept. Similar to human Hinduism in focus on reincarnation.
Hinduism meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Hinduism in Hindi
- religion
- हिन्दू धर्म hindū dharm, सनातन धर्म sanātan dharm
Hinduism in Tamil
- religion
- இந்து சமயம் intu camayam
Hinduism in Marathi
- religion
- हिंदू धर्म hindū dharma
Hinduism in Urdu
- religion
- ہندو مذہب hindū mazhab, ہندو مت hindū mat
More languagesFewer languages
- Hinduism in Bengali
- হিন্দুধর্ম hindudhormo
- Hinduism in Telugu
- హిందూమతం hindūmataṁ, హిందుత్వం hindutvaṁ, హిందూమతము hindūmatamu
- Hinduism in Malayalam
- ഹിന്ദുമതം hindumataṁ
- Hinduism in Kannada
- ಹಿಂದೂ ಧರ್ಮ hindū dharma, ಹಿಂದು ಧರ್ಮ hindu dharma, ಹಿಂದುತ್ವ hindutva
- Hinduism in Punjabi
- ਹਿੰਦੂ ਧਰਮ hindū dharam
- Hinduism in Gujarati
- હિંદુ ધર્મ hindu dharma
- Hinduism in Odia
- ହିନ୍ଦୁ ଧର୍ମ hindu dharma
- Hinduism in Sanskrit
- हिन्दूधर्म hindūdharma, सनातन धर्म sanātana dharma
- Hinduism in Sinhala
- හින්දු ආගම hindu āgama
- Hinduism in Assamese
- হিন্দু ধৰ্ম hindu dhormo
- Hinduism in Nepali
- हिन्दू धर्म hindū dharma
- Hinduism in Pashto
- هندويزم hendoízm
- Hinduism in Tagalog
- Indowismo, Indoismo
- Hinduism in Arabic
- هِنْدُوسِيَّة hindūsiyya
- Hinduism in Malay
- Hindu, agama Hindu, Hinduisme, hinduisme
- Hinduism in Indonesian
- agama Hindu
- Hinduism in Persian
- هندوئیسم hendu'isem, هندوگرایی hendugarâyi
- Hinduism in Thai
- ศาสนาฮินดู sàat-sà-nǎa-hin-duu
- Hinduism in Vietnamese
- Ấn-độ giáo
- Hinduism in Myanmar
- ဟိန္ဒူဘာသာ hindubhasa
- Sindhi
- هندو مت ̃do mt
- Dhivehi
- ހިންދޫދީން hin̊dūdīn̊
- Kashmiri
- ہِندوُ مَت hindvu mat
Synonyms of Hinduism
Forms of Hinduism
| plural | Hinduisms |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Hindouism |
| alternative form (dated) | Hindooism |
Origin of Hinduism
From Hindu + -ism.
Questions about Hinduism
- What does Hinduism mean?
- Hinduism means a religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.
- What is Hinduism in Hindi?
- Hinduism in Hindi is हिन्दू धर्म (hindū dharm), सनातन धर्म (sanātan dharm). See Hinduism meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Hinduism?
- Hinduism is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Hinduism?
- Hinduism is pronounced /ˈhɪnduɪzəm/.
Words near Hinduism in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Hinduism (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.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hinduism.wav.
Cite this entry: “Hinduism.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/hinduism. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.