Hindu
['hindu:;'hin'du:]
Definition
(noun.) a person who adheres to Hinduism.
(noun.) a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India.
(adj.) of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; 'the Hindu faith' .
Checked by Helena--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A native inhabitant of Hindostan. As an ethnical term it is confined to the Dravidian and Aryan races; as a religious name it is restricted to followers of the Veda.
(n.) Same as Hindoo.
Typist: Psyche
Definition
n. a native of Hindustan: now more properly applied to native Indian believers in Brahmanism as opposed to Mohammedans &c.—ns. Hin′duism Hin′dooism the religion and customs of the Hindus.
Edited by Bradley
Examples
- The Hindu priest is a part of the family life of his flock, between whom and himself the tie has existed for many generations. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Yet though Akbar made no general educational scheme for India, he set up a number of Moslem and Hindu schools. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Mr. Bhupendranath Basu has recently described a typical Hindu household. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A third made use of the so-called Arabic (really Hindu) system of numerals, and wrote the first work on Algebra under that name. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The Hindu grinned, and murmured shyly: 'Want to speak to master. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The Hindu brought in a great deal of soft toast, and looked exactly the same as he had looked the night before, statically the same. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- With Hindu life is bound up its traditional duty of hospitality. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Chinese civilization even more than the Hindu is organized for peace, and the warrior plays a small part in its social scheme. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They arrived at a large block of buildings, went up in a lift, and presently a door was being opened for them by a Hindu. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- In the Hindu community of to-day these great households of the earlier stages of human society are still to be found. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Hindu arithmetic and a stronomy had found their way into Persia. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Gerald looked in surprise, wondering if he were a gentleman, one of the Hindus down from Oxford, perhaps. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The Brahmins, who had the monopoly of teaching among the Hindus, had all the conceit and slackness of hereditary privilege. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We are trying to write as if this book was to be read as much by Hindus or Moslems or Buddhists as by Americans and Western Europeans. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Xenia