Vaishnava

Vaishnava
noun Etymology: Sanskrit vaiṣṇava of Vishnu, from Viṣṇu Vishnu Date: 1808 a member of a major Hindu sect devoted to the cult of Vishnu • Vaishnava adjectiveVaishnavism noun

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  • Vaishnava — [vīsh′nə və] n. [Sans vaiṣṇava, of Vishnu, after Viṣṇu,VISHNU] in Hinduism, a devotee of Vishnu …   English World dictionary

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  • Vaishnava — Vaishnavism, n. /vuysh neuh veuh/, n. Hinduism. a Bhakti sect devoted to Vishnu. * * * …   Universalium

  • Vaishnava — Vai|shna|va [ vaiʃnava] <aus sanskr. vaiṣṇavá »Verehrer des Wischnu«> svw. ↑Waischnawa …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Vaishnava —  Hindu devotee of Vishnu …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

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