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BUDDHIST

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 I. (noun) 

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)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or supporting Buddhism

Example:

Buddhist sculpture

Synonyms:

Buddhist; Buddhistic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

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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