Definition of Adi granth

1. Noun. The principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus.

Exact synonyms: Granth, Granth Sahib
Category relationships: Sikhism
Generic synonyms: Religious Text, Religious Writing, Sacred Text, Sacred Writing

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adi Granth

Adenium
Adenium multiflorum
Adenium obesum
Adenophorasida
Adenota
Adenota vardoni
Ades
Adessenarian
Adessenarians
Adey
Adgarley
Adhola
Adi
Adi-Buddha
Adi-Buddha Avatar
Adi Granth
Adiantaceae
Adiantum bellum
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Adiantum pedatum
Adiantum tenerum
Adiantum tenerum farleyense
Adiaphorist
Adiaphorite
Adiaphorites
Adidas
Adidases
Adie
Adie's pupil
Adie syndrome

Literary usage of Adi granth

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"... the adi granth or Granth Sahib (see below), a work in an obscure dialect of the Panjabi called Gurmukhi, which includes compositions by the Gurus and ..."

2. Linguistic and Oriental Essays: Written from the Year 1840-1903 by Robert Needham Cust (1891)
"The real meaning of the adi granth is in many instances totally unknown to the Sikha themselves, who possess no learned class ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"An important compilation of the utterances of the early Vaishnava saints or Bhagats is contained in the sacred book, or adi granth, of the Sikh Gurus. ..."

4. Religious Thought and Life in India: An Account of the Religions of the by Monier Monier-Williams (1885)
"It consists, as we have seen, of two parts, the Adi-Granth or first book, ... We can only here glance at the form and contents of the Adi- Granth. ..."

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