[f. VED-A + -ISM. Cf. VEDAISM.] The system of religious beliefs and practices contained in the Vedas.

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1882.  Athenæum, 29 April, 542/3. In this paper he showed the relationship between the Vaishnava religion and three other forms of the Hindu religious system, viz. Vedism, Brâhmanism, and Saivism.

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1895.  J. Kidd, Morality & Relig., v. 191. Vedism, then, generally speaking, was a religion of nature.

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