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English
Etymology
From Sikh + -ism.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiːkɪzm̩/, /ˈsɪk-/
Proper noun
Sikhism
- A revealed, monotheistic religion originating in northern India, in the 15th century, through Guru Nanak and his successors.
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
- (religions) religion; agnosticism, Asatru, atheism, Ayyavazhi, Baháʼí Faith, Bon, Buddhism, Cao Dai, Cheondoism, Christianity, deism, Druidry, Druze, Eckankar, Heathenry, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Jediism, Judaism, Kimbanguism, Odinism, paganism, Pastafarianism, Raëlism, Rastafarianism, Rodnovery, Romuva, Samaritanism, Sanamahism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Tengrism, Thelema, Unitarian Universalism, Wicca, Yahwism, Yazidism, Yoruba, Zoroastrianism (Category: en:Religion)
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References
- “Sikhism” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
- “Sikhism”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- "Sikhism" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.