Hindoo

[ hin-doo ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural Hin·doos,

Hindoo

/ ˈhɪnduː; hɪnˈduː; ˈhɪndʊˌɪzəm /

A Hindoo may have several wives; there are, however, but few examples of his availing himself of this privilege.

The most horrible and distressing scenes occur in the Hindoo dead-houses, and at the places where the corpses are burnt.

If a Hindoo happens to touch a Paria as he is passing, he thinks himself defiled, and is obliged to bathe immediately.

The other day our Hindoo nurse was watching our baby asleep, and noticing that it frequently smiled, said, "God is talking to it!"

The Hindoo temples consist properly of a tower thirty or sixty feet in height, without windows, and having only a small entrance.

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