hindu

«hindu» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who follows Hinduism, a major religion that… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a Hindu, Hindus); adjective (Hindu)

meaning for a pupil

1) A Hindu is a person who follows Hinduism, a major religion that began in India. tree →

2) Hindu describes things to do with Hinduism, such as Hindu gods, temples and festivals. tree →

sense in the lessons

In religious education lessons: Hindu festivals like Diwali and Holi, Hindu temples (mandirs), gods such as Vishnu, Shiva and Ganesh. Phrases: Hindu temple, Hindu festival, Hindu family.

examples

• Diwali is a Hindu festival of lights. tree →
• Many Hindus visit the temple to pray. tree →
• Our class visited a Hindu temple. tree →
• Priya is Hindu and celebrates Holi. tree →
• The Hindu god Ganesh has an elephant's head. tree →
• Many Hindus do not eat beef. tree →
• No Hindu would doubt the fact of animals speaking or of men transformed into plants and animals. tree →

note

Always written with a capital H: Hindu, Hinduism. Plural: Hindus. Do not confuse with Hindi (a language of India): a Hindu is about religion, Hindi is about language. Not every Indian is Hindu.

In the corpora

• Diwali is the festival of lights, celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains with lamps, sweets and fireworks.
• Many Hindus believe the many gods are forms of one supreme reality, Brahman.
• Hindus believe in karma: good and bad actions bring their own results.
• Hindus believe the soul is reborn many times (reincarnation) until it reaches freedom, called moksha.
• A Hindu temple is called a mandir, and worship there with flowers, light and food is called puja.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hindu» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.