Sikhism
SaySEE-ki-zuhm/ˈsikɪzm̩/
- 1A revealed, monotheistic religion that began in northern India in the 15th century through Guru Nanak and the teachers who followed him.
Sikhism spread across Punjab in the centuries after Guru Nanak's death.
Followers of Sikhism gather in a gurdwara to read from their sacred scripture.
Note
The name is an English formation, Sikh plus -ism, so the word for a follower sits inside it. A follower is a Sikh, and that same word serves as the adjective (Sikh scripture, Sikh teaching), so no separate adjective is needed. Within the faith, authority passes from Guru Nanak and nine successor Gurus to the scripture itself, the Guru Granth Sahib, honored as the final and eternal Guru.
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Origin
Formed from Sikh combined with the suffix -ism.