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🧑‍🕌 A person from India 🛕 Relating to Hinduism
Hindoo

Hindoo

9.9
Used in the past to describe the Hindu religion or people from India
  • adjective
  • Archaic
translation icon : hindú
  • When the ABCFM sent missionaries to Bombay in the first third of the nineteenth century, they sent back accounts of "Hindoo idolatry" to be published in missionary magazines.

Examples

  • Historical texts often refer to Hindoo traditions that are rich in cultural significance.

  • The missionaries criticized the practices they called Hindoo idolatry during their travels in India.

  • In the 19th century, many Westerners misunderstood Hindoo beliefs and often judged them harshly.

Synonyms

Hindu
vsHindoo
68 3.3

About the religion called Hinduism or its customs

is the archaic spelling used historically rather than modern form

Compounds

Hindoo ceremony
  • Archaic
9.9

A religious event in the Hindu tradition with special rituals

Hindoo practices
  • Archaic
9.9

Religious and cultural customs of people who follow Hinduism

Surface Forms

Hindoo positive

Etymology

Hindoo as an adjective is an old form of Hindu, coming from Hindū meaning 'from India' or 'of the Indus River'. That's why it was used to describe things or beliefs connected with the Hindu people or their religion.