Tengrism

English

Alternative forms

• Tengriism

Etymology

Tengri +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛŋ(ɡ)ɹɪzəm/

Noun

Tengrism (uncountable)

1. A Central Asian religion characterized by features of shamanism, animism, totemism, both polytheism and monotheism, and ancestor worship. It was the state religion of the six ancient Turkic states.

Synonyms

• Tengrianism

Translations

religion

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腾格里信仰 (téngɡélǐxìnyǎng)

• Finnish: tengrismi
• French: tengrisme (fr)
• Russian: тенгриа́нство (ru) n (tengriánstvo), тенгри́зм m (tengrízm)