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Hinduism

The religious doctrines and rites of the Hindoos; Brahmanism.

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Brahmanism 76% connected

Alt. of Brahminism

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Brahminism 76% connected

The religion or system of doctrines of the Brahmans; the religion of Brahma.

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Vaishnavism 76% connected

The worship of Vishnu.

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Vedanta 76% connected

A system of philosophy among the Hindus, founded on scattered texts of the Vedas, and thence termed the "Anta," or end or substance.

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Faith 76% connected

Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his authority and veracity; reliance on…

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Religion 76% connected

The outward act or form by which men indicate their recognition of the existence of a god or of gods having power over their destiny, to whom obedien…

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Hindoo 70% connected

Alt. of Hindu

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Hindu 70% connected

A native inhabitant of Hindostan. As an ethnical term it is confined to the Dravidian and Aryan races; as a religious name it is restricted to follow…

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Vaishnavism 70% connected

The worship of Vishnu.

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Hindooism 92% connected

Alt. of Hinduism

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