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Hinduize

American  
[hin-doo-ahyz] / ˈhɪn duˌaɪz /
especially British, Hinduise

verb (used with object)

Hinduized, Hinduizing
  1. to convert to or bring under the influence of Hinduism.


Etymology

Origin of Hinduize

First recorded in 1855–60; Hindu + -ize


Example Sentences

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He was a type of the Mussulman princes of the time; no doubt he went to mosque; he surrounded himself with Hindu singing and dancing girls; he became more or less Hinduized.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 by Rossiter Johnson

The concremation of widows, though practised in later times by Hinduized Sikhs, is forbidden in the Granth.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

Their religion was pagan, being quite distinct from Buddhism; but in Assam they gradually became Hinduized, and their kings finally adopted Hindu names and titles.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

They were at one time Hinduized, as is evident from their traditions, the many Sanskrit words in their language, and their general appearance, which suggests Hindu as well as Arab blood.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

The worship of the goddesses, described in their Hinduized form as Durgâ, Kâlî, etc., though found in most parts of India was specially prevalent in the sub-himalayan districts both east and west.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Sir Charles Eliot

This Hinduizing process became more marked about the 5th century a.d., when, under S’rutavarman, the Khmers as a nation rose into prominence.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various

This older tone is Aryan, the later is Hindu, and it is another proof of what we have already emphasized, that the Hinduizing influence was felt in the later Vedic or Brahmanic period.

From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Edward Washburn Hopkins

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