JUGGERNAUT


Meaning of JUGGERNAUT in English

— Juggernautish , adj.

/jug"euhr nawt', -not'/ , n.

1. ( often l.c. ) any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team.

2. ( often l.c. ) anything requiring blind devotion or cruel sacrifice.

3. Also called Jagannath . an idol of Krishna, at Puri in Orissa, India, annually drawn on an enormous cart under whose wheels devotees are said to have thrown themselves to be crushed.

[ 1630-40; Jagannath Jagannatha lord of the world (i.e., the god Vishnu or Krishna), equiv. to jagat world + natha lord ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .