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Sikh

[ sik, seek ]

noun
  1. a member of a monotheistic religion, founded in the Punjab about 1500 by the guru Nanak, that refuses to recognize the Hindu caste system or the Brahmanical priesthood and forbids magic, idolatry, and pilgrimages.

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Sikhs or to their religion and practices.

Origin of Sikh

1
First recorded in 1750–60; from Hindi: literally, “disciple,” from Sanskrit śiṣya-

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Sikh

/ (siːk) /


noun
  1. a member of an Indian religion that separated from Hinduism and was founded in the 16th century, that teaches monotheism and that has the Granth as its chief religious document, rejecting the authority of the Vedas

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Sikhs or their religious beliefs and customs

Origin of Sikh

1
C18: from Hindi, literally: disciple, from Sanskrit śiksati he studies

Derived forms of Sikh

  • Sikhism, noun

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