hindu

Definition of hindu in English English dictionary: A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism); An origin of many religions including Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism; Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture; {n} a native of Indostan; {i} one who adheres to Hinduism; A Hindu is a person who believes in Hinduism and follows its teachings; Hindu is used to describe things that belong or relate to Hinduism. a Hindu temple. someone whose religion is Hinduism (from Hind; HINDI); {s} pertaining to Hindus or Hinduism (main religion of India); A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism.); the predominant religious tradition of the Indian subcontinent Originally, the word "Hindu" or "Shindu" was an Aryan reference to the indigenous people of the subcontinent, i e , those whom the Aryans had conquered ca 1500 BCE More specifically, it referred to those who lived "in and beyond the Indus River valley "; The oldest religion in the world The major religion of India, today; a person who adheres to Hinduism; of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith"; A native inhabitant of Hindostan; a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India; A body of social, cultural, and religious beliefs and practices native to the Indian subcontinent: devotion to the cult of one of the chief gods and goddesses; Same as Hindoo; 'Hin' means to remove and 'du' means darkness In other words, any one who takes efforts to remove the darkness of spiritual ignorance, that is, a seeker, is a 'Hindu'; As an ethnical term it is confined to the Dravidian and Aryan races; as a religious name it is restricted to followers of the Veda; a person who adheres to Hinduism a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith
Hindu Kush: A mountain range in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Hindu Kush: Latin Caucasus Indicus Mountain system, south-central Asia. Some 600 mi (950 km) long, it forms a drainage divide between the Amu Darya (Oxus River) valley to the northwest and the Indus River valley to the southeast, and it runs from the Pamirs in the east near the Pakistan-China border through Pakistan to western Afghanistan. Its passes have historically been of great military significance, providing access to the northern plains of the Indian subcontinent. It includes about two dozen summits above 23,000 ft (7,000 m), including the highest, Tirich Mir, at 25,260 ft (7,699 m)
Hindu calendar: The lunisolar calendar governing Hindu religious life and almost all Indian festivals and dating in its classic form from the fourth century The solar year is divided into 12 lunar months in accordance with the successive entrances of the sun into the signs of the zodiac, the months varying in length from 29 to 32 days
Hindu monk: monk who is a member of the Hindu religion
Hindu-Arabic numerals: Set of 10 symbols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 that represent numbers in the decimal number system. They originated in India in the 6th or 7th century and were introduced to Europe through Arab mathematicians around the 12th century (see al-Khwarizmi). They represented a profound break with previous methods of counting, such as the abacus, and paved the way for the development of algebra
hindu calendar: the lunisolar calendar governing the religious life of Hindus; an extra month is inserted after every month in which there are two new moons (once every three years)
hindu calendar month: any lunisolar month in the Hindu calendar
hindu deity: a deity worshipped by the Hindus
hindu kush: a mountain range extending west of the Himalayas
hindu, calendar: A lunisolar calendar of India, according to which the year is divided into twelve months, with an extra month inserted after every month in which two new moons occur (once in three years)
Hindoo: Alternative spelling of Hindu
hindoo: {a} relating to Hindoos or India
hindoo: {n} a native of Indostan
Hindus: plural of Hindu
hindoo: As an ethnical term it is confined to the Dravidian and Aryan races; as a religious name it is restricted to followers of the Veda
hindoo: A lunisolar calendar of India, according to which the year is divided into twelve months, with an extra month inserted after every month in which two new moons occur (once in three years)
hindoo: {i} one who adheres to Hinduism; native or resident of Hindustan or India
hindoo: {s} pertaining to Hindus or Hinduism (main religion of India)
hindoo: A native inhabitant of Hindostan