See also: hindouism

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From French hindouisme.

Proper noun edit

Hindouism (uncountable)

  1. (non-native speakers' English) Misspelling of Hinduism.
    • 2000 March 12, DarkAngel, “I'm a little confused”, in alt.atheism[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-16:
      So, MrGoodSalt, pray tell, why should I choose Christianity over one of the other Big Three religions, such as Judaism or Islam? Or perhaps I shall go Eastern, what with Buddhism and Hindouism... or I could go back to the *really* ancient religions and choose Wicca or some other pagan-type religion, or perhaps go Ancient Greek? So many choices, so little hope for salvation...
    • 2001 June 28, DarkSunMoon, “power ballads”, in alt.rock-n-roll.metal.gnr[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-16:
      They took their name from the religion class, I suppose, because we learn about catholicism and bouddhism[sic] and hindouism and all..
    • 2003 September 28, spek, “Muhammad”, in alt.france[3] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-16:
      The hindouists do not worship trees, earth, or human. As I know the several divinities in hindouism are differents[sic] ways, and different faces of God; Krshna for example has many names, they represent his multiple qualities like in Islam Allah has many names.
    • 2004 September 10, MuhammadColumbo, “Peace with musulims?”, in soc.culture.usa[4] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-16:
      And the real freedom of religion is leaving any people beleive[sic] on what he want without being disturbed. You can find that freedom in most of the religions like Bouddhism,[sic] Hindouism, Shamanism that americans have killed, islam, ... Except in christian country where nobody can live without being disturbed by any missionary people who will come to tell his lies!
    • 2012 April 3, Sabona, “Re: Islam Dismantled”, in alt.history[5] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-16:
      Nothing wrong with the quality of my English for it is what you can comprehend.
      Islam is far better Hindouism. And the Muslims better people than those worshippers of thousand millions gods

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