sikhism

Noun
  1. The doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam (synset 106250061)
    associated with:
    • adi granth, granth, granth sahib - the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus
    • khalsa - the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the tenth and last Guru in 1699
    • guru - each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion
    • sikh - an adherent of Sikhism
    • guru nanak, nanak - Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism in dissent from the caste system of Hinduism; he taught that all men had a right to search for knowledge of God and that spiritual liberation could be attained by meditating on the name of God (1469-1538)
    • sikh - of or relating to the Sikhs or their religious beliefs and customs
    is a type of: faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

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