Definition of Hindooism

Noun: Hindooism 'hin-doo,i-zum

The religion of many people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
- Hinduism
A body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices originating in South Asia; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
- Hinduism