(n): an institution to express belief in a divine power
(n): a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
(n): a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny