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1. 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
   - Hindooism
    
2. The religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
   - Hindooism

See also: Hindoo

Type of: faith, organised religion [Brit], organized religion, religion, religious belief

Encyclopedia: Hinduism Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism