kirpan

IPA: kˈɝpʌn

(Sikhism) A ceremonial sword that must be worn at all times by baptized Sikhs, and one of the five Ks.

Examples of "kirpan" in Sentences

Some people also take a Kirpan, a holy Sikh sword.
The kirpan is both a defensive weapon and a symbol.
Most Sikhs wear the kirpan concealed under their clothes.
That wouldn't make to much sense, same with the Sikh Kirpan.
The real focus was how in practise the law banned the kirpan.
Sikhs often protest the characterisation of the kirpan as a weapon.
However, the banning of the kirpan was not proportionate to the objective.
During the prayers at the end of worship it is stirred with a kirpan or sword.
Symbolically, the kirpan represents the power of truth to cut through untruth.
A Sikh's religion forbids the use the kirpan in anger or for a malicious attack.