: an adherent of a monotheistic religion of India founded about 1500 by Guru Nānak and marked by rejection of idolatry and caste
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Outrage from the Sikh community, as well as a social media push calling for hate crime charges, encouraged prosecutors to take another look at the case, officials said.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025
Few objects are more sacred to a Sikh man than his turban; using it as a bandage exemplified devotion and compassion, but also strength.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
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Noun
But the movement garners a level of sympathy from some in the Sikh community, especially in the diaspora, where activists protected by free speech laws can more openly demand secession from India.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Outrage from the Sikh community, as well as a social media push calling for hate crime charges, encouraged prosecutors to take another look at the case, officials said.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
Adjective
Truck drivers who practice the Sikh religion already face discrimination in hiring and at loading docks, according to Mannirmal Kaur, federal policy manager for Sikh Coalition, an advocacy group.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025
Few objects are more sacred to a Sikh man than his turban; using it as a bandage exemplified devotion and compassion, but also strength.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
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“Sikh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sikh. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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