Hindooism
hin·dooism
noun
1.
the predominant religion of India; characterized by a caste system and belief in reincarnation
2.
a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and characterized by a belief in reincarnation and 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
Origin
From Hindoo + -ism.
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