Definition of Hindus. Meaning of Hindus. Synonyms of Hindus

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Definition of Hindus

Hindus
Hindoo Hin"doo, Hindu Hin"du (?; 277), n.; pl. Hindoosor Hindus. [Per. Hind[=u], fr. Hind, Hind[=u]st[=a]n, India. Cf. Indian.] 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.
Hindu
Hindoo Hin"doo, Hindu Hin"du (?; 277), n.; pl. Hindoosor Hindus. [Per. Hind[=u], fr. Hind, Hind[=u]st[=a]n, India. Cf. Indian.] 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.
Hindu
Hindu Hin"du, n. Same as Hindoo.

Meaning of Hindus from wikipedia

- Hindus (Hindustani: [ˈɦɪndu] ; /ˈhɪnduːz/) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical...
- ****cution of Hindus were rare", as were communal riots between Hindus and Muslims. According to André Wink, the mutilation and destruction of Hindu religious...
- Hindus considering the deities to be aspects or manifestations of a single impersonal absolute or ultimate reality or Supreme God, while some Hindus maintain...
- The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a w****ly publication...
- po****tion, they are the second-largest ethnic group among Hindus after Hindustani Hindus. Bengali Hindus speak Bengali, which belongs to the Indo-Aryan language...
- number that does not include Sindhi Hindus who no longer speak the Sindhi language. The vast majority of Sindhi Hindus living in India belong to the Lohana...
- million of West ****stan's Hindus and Sikhs moved to India as refugees. And in the first census afterward (1951), Hindus made up 1.6% of the total po****tion...
- subcontinent. Punjabi Hindus are the second-largest religious group of the Punjabi community, after the Punjabi Muslims. While Punjabi Hindus mostly inhabit...
- majority of Hindus visit temples only on special occasions. Worship in temples is wholly optional for them". Julius J. Lipner (2009), Hindus: Their Religious...
- from Bangladesh to India. Kashmiri Hindus Sindhi Hindus Punjabi Hindus Bengali Hindus Meitei Hindus Tamil Hindus Hinduism in Maharashtra Hinduism in...