Guru Granth Sahibn.
/ˌɡʊruː ˈɡrʌnt sɑːb/, /ˌɡʊruː ˈɡrʌnt sɑː(h)ɪb/, U.S. /ˌɡʊru ˈɡrənt ˌsɑ(h)ɪb/ Sikhism.
The sacred scripture of the Sikhs; spec. the expanded redaction of the Adi Granth compiled in the 18th cent. See Adi Granth n.
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1911 Jrnl. Soc. Compar. Legislation 11 354 The term ‘Sikh’ includes all persons who belong to the Sikh faith, and take the tenets of their religious beliefs from the writings known as the ‘Sri Guru Granth Sahib’.]
1928 S. Zimand Living India xiii. 235 There at the Akal Takht or the throne, and before their sacred book called the ‘Guru Granth Sahib’, they took the vow of non-resistance.
1962 B. Agehananda Ochre Robe 63 Instead of an effigy or idol, the Guru Granth Sāhib, the Holy Book of the Sikhs, lies open on the altar under a canopy.
1988 Indian Bookworm's Jrnl. Autumn 21/1 Guru Nanak composed the Japji or morning prayer which forms the first chapter of the Guru Granth Sahib.
2004 Kitchener-Waterloo (Ont.) (Nexis) 15 May j4 The Guru Granth Sahib, as Sikhism's holy book is called, is considered a living guru by Sikhs.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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