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GRANTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Granth mean?
• GRANTH (noun)
The noun GRANTH has 1 sense:
1. the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus
Familiarity information: GRANTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Adi Granth; Granth; Granth Sahib
Instance hypernyms:
religious text; religious writing; sacred text; sacred writing (writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity)
Domain category:
Sikhism (the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam)
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