VAISHNAVA

Meaning of VAISHNAVA in English

[Vaish.na.va] n [Skt vaisnava of Vishnu, fr. Visnu Vishnu] (1815): a member of a major Hindu sect devoted to the cult of Vishnu -- Vaishnava adj -- Vaish.na.vism n

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VAISHNAVA — noun Etymology: Sanskrit vaiṣṇava of Vishnu, from Viṣṇu Vishnu Date: 1808 a member of a major Hindu sect devoted to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VAISHNAVA — noun also vais·na·va ˈvīs(h)nəvə ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sanskrit vaiṣṇava of Vishnu, from Viṣṇu, second god of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VAISHNAVA — (n.) A worshiper of the god Vishnu in any of his incarnations.
Английский словарь Webster
VAISHNAVA — ( n. ) A worshiper of the god Vishnu in any of his incarnations.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VAISHNAVA — — Vaishnavism , n. /vuysh"neuh veuh/ , n. Hinduism. a Bhakti sect devoted to Vishnu.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VAISHNAVA — noun Etymology: Sanskrit vaiṣṇava of Vishnu, from Viṣṇu Vishnu Date: 1808 : a member of a major Hindu sect devoted …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VAISHNAVA — noun a worshiper of the god vishnu in any of his incarnations.
Webster English vocab
VAISHNAVA — n. Hinduism a devotee of Vishnu. [Skr. vaisnavÁ]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VAISHNAVA — n. Hinduism a devotee of Vishnu. [ Skr. vaisnav ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VAISHNAVA — n. Hinduism a devotee of Vishnu. Etymology: Skr. vaisnav{aacute}
Oxford English vocab
VAISHNAVA — Pronunciation: ' v ī sh-n ə -v ə Function: noun Etymology: Sanskrit vai ș ṇ ava of Vishnu, from Vi …
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VAISHNAVISM — noun see: Vaishnava
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TRIVANDRUM — Seaport (pop., 2001 prelim.: 744,739), capital of Kerala state, southwestern India. The community became prominent when it was made capital …
Английский словарь Британика
VAISNAVA — noun see vaishnava
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALVAR — I. ˈalˌvär, ˈäl- noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Tamil Ār̤vār, from ār̤- to sink, be immersed in …
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VISHNUITE — -üˌīt noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Vishnu + English -ite : a worshiper of Vishnu : vaishnava
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VALLABHACHARYA — ˌvələ|bäˈchäryə noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sanskrit vallabhācārya, from Vallabha fl 1520 Hindu religious leader + ācārya …
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VAISHNAVITE — -ˌvīt noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sanskrit vaiṣṇava + English -ite : vaishnava
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BHAKTI — /buk"tee/ , n. Hinduism. 1. selfless devotion as a means of reaching Brahman. Cf. jnana, karma (def. 1). 2. ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALVAR — /ahl"vahr/ , n. ( sometimes l.c. ) Hinduism. (in southern India) a holy person of the Vaishnava sect. [ alvar, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VAISHNAVISM — see Vaishnava
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VAISHNAVISM — also called Vishnuism, or Visnuism, Sanskrit Vaisnavism, worship of the god Vishnu and of his incarnations, principally as Rama and …
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UTTAR PRADESH — constituent state of India, lying for the most part in the upper valley of the Ganges River in the northern …
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OM — Om in Hinduism and other religions chiefly of India, a sacred syllable that is considered to be the greatest of …
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KUMBAKONAM — city, east-central Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India, in the Cauvery River delta. It was a Cola (Chola) capital in the …
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KANCHIPURAM — also called Conjeeveram town, northern Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India, on the Palar River and the Madras-Bangalore road and rail …
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HINDUISM — the beliefs, practices, and socioreligious institutions of the Hindus (originally, the inhabitants of the land of the Indus River). Introduced …
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HARE KRISHNA
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ASTCHAP — (Sanskrit: Eight Seals), group of 16th-century Hindi poets, four of whom were disciples of the Vaishnava leader Vallabha, and four …
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TRIVANDRUM — Seaport (pop., 2001 prelim.: 744,739), capital of Kerala state, southwestern India. The community became prominent when it was made capital …
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