the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam
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sikhism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | faith, religion, religious belief |
Examples of sikhism
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Sikhism broke from Hinduism due, in part, to its rejection of the caste system.
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Sikhism comes from the word Sikh, which in turn comes from the Punjabi word sikkh.
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Sikhism strongly recognizes the Guru of Sikhism as its Supreme Authority on Earth.
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Sikhism rejects the idea of considering renunciation as the vesture of a jivan mukta.
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Sikhism rejects pilgrimage, fasting, superstitions and other such rituals.
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Sikhism does not have a clergy class as it considers this as a gateway to corruption.
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Sikhism advocates the belief in one god who is omnipresent and has infinite qualities.
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Sikhism, one of the world's largest religions, is not related to Islam.
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Sikhism is the 3rd largest religion in India with 2% of the total population being Sikh.
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- The doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam
- (sikh) an adherent of Sikhism
- (sikh) of or relating to the Sikhs or their religious beliefs and customs
- Sikhism (/u02C8su026Aku1D7Bzu0259m/), or Sikhi (Punjabi: u0A38u0A3Fu0A71u0A16u0A40 Sikkhu012B, pronouncedu00A0, from Sikh, meaning a "disciple", or a "learner"), is a monotheistic religion that originated in the Punjab region of South Asia during the 15th century...
- Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
- (sikh) Disciple or learner.
- (SIKH) A follower of Nanak and a word meaning "disciple."
- (SIKH) lit. a disciple, one engaged in learning higher truths life. fig. a sect mainly living in the Punjab and the adjoining areas, forming a brotherhood based on religious ideas and traditions as propounded by Guru Nanak, on the simple creed Oneness of God and Brotherhood Man.
- (Sikh) Sikhs are not Muslims. The Sikh faith developed in northwest India in the late 15th Century and follows the teachings of Guru Nanak. Men wear turbans. A Sikh was murdered in Mesa, Ariz., following the Sept. 11 attack by a man who thought he was a Muslim.
