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Keywords: Nanak, Disciple, Granth, Sahib, Guru
adherent of religion founded in Punjab around 1500; readily identified by their unique turbans, and the surname Singh (lion)
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(SEEK) A person who follows or adheres to the teachings of Sikhism.
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A follower of Nanak and a word meaning "disciple."
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Literally meaning 'Disciple'
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follower of sikhism, an indigenous montheistic religion of India which combines elements of Hinduism and Islam; it was founded in the 16th century by the guru Nanak.
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a member of the religious sect, Sikhism, a variant of Hinduism. Founded by Guru Nanak, and given a militant flavor by Guru Govind Singh to fight against the atrocities being perpetrated by the last Mughal emperors.
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a person male or female, old or young who is a disciple or follower of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and its many teachings
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a person, who believes in 'Sri Guru Granth Sahib'
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a person who believes in ten Gurus, (from Guru Nanak Dev Ji to Guru Gobind Singh) and Guru Granth Sahib Ji
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'learner, disciple' - a person who believes in the ten Gurus and the Guru Granth Sahib Ji and who has no other religion
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The follower of Nanakian Philosophy is a Sikh.
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Disciple or learner.
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Indicates that a relatively high proportion of a postcode indicated that their religion was Sikh in a voluntary question in the latest UK Census.
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lit. a disciple, one engaged in learning higher truths life. fig. a sect mainly living in the Punjab and the adjoining areas, forming a brotherhood based on religious ideas and traditions as propounded by Guru Nanak, on the simple creed—Oneness of God and Brotherhood Man.
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Literally "student, disciple." According to the Sikh Rehat Maryada, a Sikh is someone who believes in God, the ten Sikh Gurus, in the Guru Granth Sahib, in the importance of the Khalsa initiation, and in no other religion; "Seeker of Truth"
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a follower of Sikhism.
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A Sikh (IPA: or ; , , IPA: ) is an adherent of Sikhism. The term originates from the Punjabi language and originally from the Sanskrit "shishya" where it means a disciple or follower.
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