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Buddhist

  • /ˈbʊdɪst/ UK
  • /ˈbudɪst/ US
  • /ˈbʉdɪst/ Northern Ireland, Scotland

Rhymes with -uːdɪst, -ʊdɪst

adjective more Buddhist · most Buddhist · Bouddhist · Boodhist

  1. Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism. Or the Fujianese soup that is so rich and sought after that it is poetically called "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall," meaning it is so good that a Buddhist monk would be compelled to break his vegetarian vows to sample it?

noun Buddhists · Bouddhist · Boodhist

  1. A practitioner of the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.
  2. A follower of the Indian religious and spiritual teacher, Buddha.

Similar: Buddhist, Bauddha, follower of the Buddha, Dhamma practitioner, Buddha follower, Sakyan · Opposite: non-Buddhist, unbeliever

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lama, buddha, temple, monastery, religious, buda, fat, elders, hinayanist, mahayanist, theravadin, zenist, lamaist, arhat, bhikkhu, bhikkhuni

noun

Similar: Buddhist, Bauddha, follower of the Buddha, Dhamma practitioner, Buddha follower, Sakyan · Opposite: non-Buddhist, unbeliever

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adj of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism

Españolbudista
한국어불교의 bulgyoui
日本語仏教の bukkyō no
中文佛教 fójiào
हिन्दीबौद्ध bauddh
KiswahiliKibudha
Portuguêsbudista
Françaisbouddhiste
Deutschbuddhistisch
Italianobuddista
Русскийбудди́стский buddístskij, будди́йский buddíjskij
Tiếng ViệtPhật giáo, đạo Phật, Phật
العربيةبُوذِيّ būḏiyy
עבריתבודהיסטי budhísti

adj of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists

Españolbudista
Portuguêsbudista
Italianobuddista
Tiếng ViệtPhật, Phật tử
العربيةبُوذِيّ būḏiyy
עבריתבודהיסטי budhísti

noun practitioner of Buddhism

Españolbudista
한국어불교도 bulgyodo
日本語仏教徒 bukkyōto
中文佛教徒 fójiàotú
KiswahiliMbudha
Portuguêsbudista
Françaisbouddhiste
DeutschBuddhist, Buddhistin, Buddhistentum
Italianobuddista
Românăbudist
Русскийбудди́ст buddíst, будди́стка buddístka
Tiếng ViệtPhật tử
العربيةبُوذِيّ būḏiyy, بُوذِيَّة būḏiyya
עבריתבודהיסט budhíst

noun follower of Buddha

KiswahiliMbudha
Portuguêsbudista
Italianobuddista
Русскийбудди́ст buddíst, будди́стка buddístka
עבריתבודהיסט budhíst

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@misc{buddhist_2026,
  title = {Buddhist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/buddhist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}