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- noun The form of
Hinduism that encompasses the teachings of theVedas . - noun The religious adherence to such teachings.
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Examples
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The faith of the Hindus in that early period may be called _Aryanism_, or _Vedism_.
Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 Frank F. Ellinwood
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Especially crude was this unworthy materializing of sacrifice in Indian Vedism (the soma drink) and in the Babylonian story of the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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The soma-haoma, a drink-offering common to both Indian Vedism and Iranian Parseeism, must be dated back to primeval times, when the Indians and the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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From the essential functions of praying and singing during the sacrifice arose in Vedism the three classes of sacrificing (adhvariu), singing
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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The Vedism of the ancient Indies was, to an extent never elsewhere attained, a sacrificial religion connected with the deities Agni and
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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As a cult it is distinguished from ancient Vedism mainly by its temple service.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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It will be found generally true that in Brahmanism there is, as compared with Vedism, an increase of the ritual, and a corresponding decrease of the moral element.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy Various 1909
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Vedism, Brahmanism, and Hinduism is more logical than actual.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy Various 1909
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Indians has passed through three outstanding phases, designated by modern scholars: Vedism, or that taught by the
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy Various 1909
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These traits are those of late Vedism, Brahmanism, and Hinduism.
The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow Edward Washburn Hopkins 1894
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