NANAK

Meaning of NANAK in English

Na ‧ nak, Guru /ˈnɑːnək/ BrE AmE

(1469-?1539) an Indian religious leader who started the ↑ Sikh religion. He lived and taught in the ↑ Punjab region of northern India.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

NĀNAK — biographical name 1469-1539 founder of the Sikh faith in India
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NANAK — born April 15, 1469, Rai Bhoi di Talvandi, near Lahore, India died 1539, Kartarpur, Punjab Indian founder of Sikhism . …
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NANAK — /nah"neuhk/ , n. ( "Guru" ) 1469-1539, Indian religious leader: founder of Sikhism.
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NĀNAK — biographical name 1469-1539 founder of the Sikh faith in India
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NANAK — born April 15, 1469, Rai Bhoi di Talvandi [now Nankana Sahib, Pak.], near Lahore, India died 1539, Kartarpur, Punjab Indian …
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NANAK — Nanak BrE AmE ˈnɑːn ək
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NANAK — born April 15, 1469, Rai Bhoi di Talvandi, near Lahore, India died 1539, Kartarpur, Punjab Indian founder of Sikhism . …
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NANAK — Pronunciation: ' nä-n ə k Function: biographical name 1469-1539 founder of the Sikh faith in India
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NANAK, GURU — Na ‧ nak, Guru /ˈnɑːnək/ BrE AmE (1469-?1539) an Indian religious leader who started the ↑ Sikh religion. He lived …
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SIKH — I. noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu, literally, disciple Date: 1756 an adherent of a monotheistic religion of India founded about …
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SIKHISM — Indian monotheistic religion founded in the late 15th century by Guru Nanak . Most of its 18 million members, called …
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GURU — Title of the first 10 leaders of Sikhism . The first was Nanak , who before his death (1539) began …
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BHAKTI — Southern Asian devotional movement, particularly in Hinduism , emphasizing the love of a devotee for his or her personal god. …
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ADI GRANTH — (Punjabi: "First Book") Sacred scripture of Sikhism . Composed of nearly 6,000 hymns of the Sikh gurdwaras (temples). It is …
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GURU — I. gəˈrü, ˈgu̇(ˌ)rü, ˈgü(- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hindi gurū, from Sanskrit guru, literally, heavy, weighty, venerable — more …
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SAHAJDARI — səˌhäjˈdärē noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: native name in India : one of a sect of Sikhs …
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NANAKPANTHI — ˌnänəkˈpən(t)thē noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Hindi nānakpanthī, from Guru Nanak died 1538 Indian religious leader who …
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SIKH — /seek/ , n. 1. a member of a monotheistic religion, founded in the Punjab c1500 by the guru Nanak, that …
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SIKH — I. ˈsēk, ˈsik noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu, literally, disciple Date: 1756 : an adherent of a monotheistic religion of …
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SIKHISM — [ 'si:kɪz(ə)m , 'sɪk- ] ■ noun a monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15th century by Guru Nanak.
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SIKH — [Sikh] n [Hindi, lit., disciple] (1756): an adherent of a monotheistic religion of India founded about 1500 by Guru Nanak …
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RELIGIOUS SYNCRETISM — the fusion of diverse religious beliefs and practices. Instances of religious syncretismas, for example, Gnosticism (a religious dualistic system that …
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VIR SINGH, BHAI — born 1872, Punjab, India died 1957, Punjab Sikh writer and theologian who was chiefly responsible for raising the Punjabi language …
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UDASI — sect within Sikhism, a religion of India. The Udasi (from the Sanskrit udas, to renounce) sect, which requires celibacy and …
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SIKHISM
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SIALKOT — city and district, Lahore division, Punjab Province, Pakistan. The city, the district headquarters, lies just north of the Aik Nala …
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INDIAN PHILOSOPHY — the systems of thought and reflection that were developed by the civilizations of the Indian subcontinent. Three basic concepts form …
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GURU — in Sikhism, any of the first 10 leaders of the Sikh religion of northern India. The word Sikh is derived …
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ANGAD — also called Lehna, or Lahina born 1504, Matte di Sarai, India died 1552, Khadur second Sikh Guru and originator of …
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ADI GRANTH — Priest worshiping the Adi Granth (Punjabi: "First Book"), the sacred scripture of Sikhism, a religion of India. The book (also …
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