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Buddhist

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˈbʊdɪst//
  • United States//ˈbudɪst//
  • Scotland//ˈbʉdɪst//

Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism.

adjective

  1. 1

    Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism.

    Or the Fujianese soup that is so rich and sought after that it is poetically called "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall," meaning it is so good that a Buddhist monk would be compelled to break his vegetarian vows to sample it?

Etymology

Etymology tree English Buddha Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Buddhist From Buddha + -ist.

noun

  1. 1

    A practitioner of the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.

  2. 2

    A follower of the Indian religious and spiritual teacher, Buddha.

Forms

plural
Buddhists
comparative
more Buddhist
superlative
most Buddhist
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