- a variation of Hindu.
Hindoo
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Hindoos
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As he wrote about the 1777 Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, it contained "within the mantle of its protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mohametan, the Hindoo and Infidel of every denomination."
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2023
Evelyn Waugh called Hindoo Holiday “radiantly delightful” and its accuracy of human perception “intoxicating”.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 5, 2020
I thought JR Ackerley’s Hindoo Holiday was the most enjoyable book I’d ever read when I discovered it belatedly 10 years ago, and it seems to me even better now.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 5, 2020
In reaction to British diatribes about "Hindoo immorality" a new generation of British-educated Hindu reformers began critically to re-examine their own traditions.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2014
A Hindoo gentleman; native clerk who writes English; also, a Hindoo title answering to Mr.ÿ or Esquire.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
It is lined with temples and palaces, which descend to the water by flights of steps, or ghauts, which at this hour are thronged with devout Hindoos.
From From Egypt to Japan by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field
But that which most excites our admiration is the scrupulous regularity of the Hindoos in their worship.
From From Egypt to Japan by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field
Hence it is much frequented by Jews, Parsees, Hindoos, &c.
From Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood by Anonymous
Hindoos, the, art among, 36; their domestic code, 175.
From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by James Parton
I ask, What idea do the 272 Hindoos attach to bathing in the Ganges?
From From Egypt to Japan by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field
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