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  • noun plural A religious sect noted for warlike traits, founded in the Punjab at the end of the 15th century.

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  • noun Plural form of Sikh.

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Examples

  • There have already been court cases in Canada on the question of kirpans, and baptized Sikhs have the right to wear their ceremonial religious symbols.

    Canadian Courthouse Excludes Sikh Witness Wearing Kirpan Howard M. Friedman 2008

  • The Copenhagen City Court judge who convicted Singh said that there is no exception in Danish law for the Kirpan, even though Sikh religious beliefs require baptized Sikhs to carry it.

    Archive 2007-12-01 Howard M. Friedman 2007

  • The Copenhagen City Court judge who convicted Singh said that there is no exception in Danish law for the Kirpan, even though Sikh religious beliefs require baptized Sikhs to carry it.

    Danish Sikh Appeals Conviction For Carrying Kirpan Howard M. Friedman 2007

  • All baptized Sikhs vow to wear these marks or memorials.

    A Note on Sikhism 2005

  • All baptized Sikhs vow to wear these marks or memorials.

    Archive 2005-01-01 2005

  • Sovereign; but the real ruler of the kingdom of the Sikhs was a British officer, Henry Lawrence, at the head of a council of regency.

    The Story of the Guides G. J. Younghusband

  • It was inhabited by a people called the Sikhs, who, at first a religious sect, have gradually become the bravest and fiercest warriors in India.

    Queen Victoria Story of Her Life and Reign, 1819-1901 Anonymous

  • It was inhabited by a people called the Sikhs, who, at first a religious sect, have gradually become the bravest and fiercest warriors in India.

    Queen Victoria Anonymous 1901

  • To this liberality are directly traceable the numerous sects combining Hindu with Mohammedan doctrines, among which the Kabir Panthis and the Sikhs are the most conspicuous.

    Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Charles Eliot 1896

  • Granth is discontinued, for the Sikhs are the most uneducated class in the Punjab, and an occasional visit to the Sikh temple where the

    The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894

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