buddhism

Other forms of buddhism

plural

buddhisms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about buddhism

What does buddhism mean?

buddhism means "a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in buddhism?

buddhism has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈbudɪzəm/.

Is buddhism a common word?

buddhism is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.