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BUDDHIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Buddhist mean?
• BUDDHIST (noun)
The noun BUDDHIST has 1 sense:
1. one who follows the teachings of Buddha
Familiarity information: BUDDHIST used as a noun is very rare.
• BUDDHIST (adjective)
The adjective BUDDHIST has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or supporting Buddhism
Familiarity information: BUDDHIST used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One who follows the teachings of Buddha
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Buddhist" is a kind of...):
religious person (a person who manifests devotion to a deity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Buddhist"):
Mon (a member of a Buddhist people living in Myanmar and adjacent parts of Thailand)
Holonyms ("Buddhist" is a member of...):
Buddhism (a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha)
Derivation:
Buddhism (the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth)
Buddhism (a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or supporting Buddhism
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Buddhist; Buddhistic
Context example:
Buddhist sculpture
Pertainym:
Buddhism (the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth)
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