Nanak
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- proper noun
- Patients were taken from the wards and OPDs of Guru Nanak Dev and ESI hospitals, Amritsar.
- Guru Nanak
Examples
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I remembered the story of Jetha and Third Nanak, Guru Amar Das.
Blog text (19) -
"A Ship Named Nanak," Deshi said, smiling nostalgically.
Fiction book (1992) -
Guru Nanak must have blessed me.
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Guru Nanak founded a major religion, but his name is not well known outside that religion.
Blog text (12) -
Guru Nanak was said to have 26 Gurus, one of which was a dog.
Blog text (12) -
Ten Gurus, from Guru Nanak Sahib to Guru Gobind Singh Sahib, iii.
Blog text (26) -
The Sikh tradition was founded by Guru Nanak in the fifteenth century and exemplifies a particular form of religious thought in India that is devotional but does not wish to use images in worship.
Academic text (1996) -
Guru Nanak emphasized the equality of all people in his teachings.
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As the founder of Sikhism, Nanak advocated for meditation on God.
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Many followers consider Nanak their spiritual guide and mentor.
Synonyms
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A founder of Sikhism who teaches that all people are equal and should remember God's name
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nanak is the name of the first Sikh Guru, a word meaning 'teacher', who founded Sikhism in India. A helpful way to remember Nanak is to think of him as the kind teacher who taught 'equality' and 'meditation', so his name now stands for the beginning of the Sikh faith.