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    HINDU

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A person who adheres to Hinduismplay

    Synonyms:

    Hindoo; Hindu

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("Hindu" is a kind of...):

    religious person (a person who manifests devotion to a deity)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Hindu"):

    swami (a Hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect)

    chela (a Hindu disciple of a swami)

    Hare Krishna (worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness)

    Shaktist (worshipper of Shakti)

    Shivaist (worshipper of Shiva)

    Vaishnava (worshipper of Vishnu)

    saddhu; sadhu ((Hinduism) an ascetic holy man)

    sannyasi; sannyasin; sanyasi (a Hindu religious mendicant)

    Holonyms ("Hindu" is a member of...):

    Hindooism; Hinduism (the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal)

    Derivation:

    Hindu (of or relating to or supporting Hinduism)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A native or inhabitant of Hindustan or Indiaplay

    Synonyms:

    Hindoo; Hindu; Hindustani

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("Hindu" is a kind of...):

    Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Hindu"):

    brahman; brahmin (a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas)

    Kshatriya (a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste)

    Rajpoot; Rajput (a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India)

    Shudra; Sudra (a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste)

    Vaisya (a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes)

    Holonyms ("Hindu" is a member of...):

    Hindustan (northern region of India where Hinduism predominates)

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Of or relating to or supporting Hinduismplay

    Example:

    the Hindu faith

    Synonyms:

    Hindi; Hindoo; Hindu

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

    Hinduism (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)

    Derivation:

    Hindu (a person who adheres to Hinduism)

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