Hindoo

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Hindoo

1	adj n	of or relating to or supporting Hinduism a person who adheres to Hinduism
2	n	a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Hindoo

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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

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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; smarta
one of a group of brahmans who uphold nonsectarian orthodoxy according to the Vedanta school of Hinduism

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