Hindooism vs Brahminism

Brahminism vs Hindooism

Hindooism and Brahminism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Hindooism	Yes	No	No	No
Brahminism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Brahminism is a hyponym of Hindooism; that is, Brahminism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Hindooism:

Hindooism: the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
Brahminism: the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism

Other hyponyms of Hindooism include Brahmanism.

Hindooism (noun)	Brahminism (noun)
a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; 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	the religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads
the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal	the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism

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