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# hindu

noun (a Hindu, Hindus); adjective (Hindu)

«hindu» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A Hindu is a person who follows Hinduism, a major religion that began in India. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindu/#m1)
2. Hindu describes things to do with Hinduism, such as Hindu gods, temples and festivals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindu/#m2)

### In the lessons

In religious education lessons: Hindu festivals like Diwali and Holi, Hindu temples (mandirs), gods such as Vishnu, Shiva and Ganesh. Phrases: Hindu temple, Hindu festival, Hindu family.

### Examples

- Diwali is a Hindu festival of lights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindu/#x1)
- Many Hindus visit the temple to pray. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindu/#x2)
- Our class visited a Hindu temple. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindu/#x3)
- Priya is Hindu and celebrates Holi. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindu/#x4)
- The Hindu god Ganesh has an elephant's head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindu/#x5)
- Many Hindus do not eat beef. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindu/#x6)
- No Hindu would doubt the fact of animals speaking or of men transformed into plants and animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindu/#x7)

### Note

Always written with a capital H: Hindu, Hinduism. Plural: Hindus. Do not confuse with Hindi (a language of India): a Hindu is about religion, Hindi is about language. Not every Indian is Hindu.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hindu» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindu/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hindu» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hindu.html) on Mova free.