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Buddhistic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to Buddhism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or supporting Buddhism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Buddhist sculpture

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Buddhist

Antonyms: none provided

History

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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Buddhistic From Buddhist + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: búdic — of, relating to Buddhism
  • Danish: buddhistisk — of, relating to Buddhism
  • Esperanto: budhisma — of, relating to Buddhism
  • French: bouddhique — of, relating to Buddhism
  • German: buddhistisch — of, relating to Buddhism
  • Italian: buddistico — of, relating to Buddhism
  • Polish: buddyjski — of, relating to Buddhism
  • Portuguese: budístico — of, relating to Buddhism
  • Spanish: búdico — of, relating to Buddhism
  • Swedish: buddistisk — of, relating to Buddhism
  • Volapük: budik — of, relating to Buddhism