Granth

or Grunth

[ gruhnt ]

/ grʌnt /

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noun

the sacred scripture of the Sikhs, original text compiled 1604.

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Also called A·di·granth

[ah-di-gruhnt], /ˈɑ dɪˌgrʌnt/, Grant Sahib

[gruhnt-sah-ib] /ˈgrʌnt ˈsɑ ɪb/ .

Origin of Granth

From Hindi, from Sanskrit grantha “a tying together, a book”

Words nearby Granth

Gran Paradiso, grant, Granta, granted, grantee, Granth, Grantham, Granthi, grant-in-aid, grant-maintained, grant of probate

How to use Granth in a sentence

The service consists principally of singing and the reading of their sacred scripture, the Granth.
With Our Soldiers in France|Sherwood Eddy
His sacred book, the Granth, is mainly pantheistic; it dwells earnestly on devotion, especially devotion to the guru.
Two Old Faiths|J. Murray Mitchell and William Muir
Even in the hymns of the Âdi Granth we find such phrases as "Now thou and I have become one."
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
Arjun's compilation is called the Âdi-granth, or original book, to distinguish it from the later additions made by Guru Govind.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot

This Granth is only partially the composition of the tenth guru.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3|Various