Tengrism

English

Alternative forms

Tengriism

Etymology

Tengri +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɛŋ(ɡ)ɹɪzəm/

Noun

Tengrism (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

Tengrianism

Translations

religion

Azerbaijani: Tanrıçılıq
Chinese:
Mandarin: 腾格里信仰 (téngɡélǐxìnyǎng)
Finnish: tengrismi
French: tengrisme (fr)
Russian: тенгриа́нство (ru) n (tengriánstvo), тенгри́зм m (tengrízm)

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