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Tengrism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈtɛŋ(ɡ)ɹɪzəm/

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noun

Meaning 1

A Central Asian religion characterized by features of shamanism, animism, totemism, both polytheism and monotheism, and ancestor worship, and formerly the state religion of the six ancient Turkic states.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Tengrianism

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Tengri + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: Tanrıçılıq — religion
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腾格里信仰 (téngɡélǐxìnyǎng) — religion
  • Finnish: tengrismi — religion
  • French: tengrisme — religion
  • Kazakh: тәңіршілдік (täñırşıldık) — religion
  • Marathi: तेंग्री धर्म (teṅgrī dharma) — religion
  • Polish: tengryzm — religion
  • Portuguese: tengriismo — religion
  • Russian: тенгриа́нство (tengriánstvo) — religion
  • Russian: тенгри́зм (tengrízm) — religion
  • Turkish: tengricilik — religion
  • Turkish: tengrizm — religion
  • Uzbek: tangrichilik — religion