Hindoo

Hin·doo

H0208700 (hĭn′do͞o)n. & adj. Archaic Variant of Hindu.

Hindoo

(ˈhɪnduː; hɪnˈduː) nadj, pl -doos (Hinduism) an older spelling of Hindu Hindooism n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Hindoo - a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or IndiaHindu, HindustaniHindustan - northern region of India where Hinduism predominatesAsian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asiabrahman, brahmin - a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests"Kshatriya - a member of the royal or warrior Hindu casteRajpoot, Rajput - a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern IndiaShudra, Sudra - a member of the lowest or worker Hindu casteVaisya - a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes
	2.	Hindoo - a person who adheres to HinduismHinduHindooism, Hinduism - the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepalreligious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deityswami - a Hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respectchela - a Hindu disciple of a swamiHare Krishna - worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna ConsciousnessShaktist - worshipper of ShaktiShivaist - worshipper of ShivaVaishnava - worshipper of Vishnusaddhu, sadhu - (Hinduism) an ascetic holy mansannyasi, sannyasin, sanyasi - a Hindu religious mendicant
Adj.	1.	Hindoo - of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith"Hindi, Hindu