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nounthe doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islamtype of:
Definition that contains sikhism
- sikh an adherent of Sikhism
- 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)
- granth sahib the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus
- guru 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)
- adi granth the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus
- granth the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus