Hare Krishna Definition

härē krĭshnə
noun
A chant to the Hindu god Krishna.
American Heritage
A cult that holds certain Hindu beliefs and stresses devotion to Krishna: it was founded in the U.S. in 1966
Webster's New World
A member of this cult.
Webster's New World
The society itself.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • iskcon
  • International Society for Krishna Consciousness

Other Word Forms of Hare Krishna

Noun

Singular:
Hare Krishna
Plural:
hare-krishnas

Origin of Hare Krishna

  • From the chant Hare Krishna Sanskrit Hare vocative of Hariḥ a name of Vishnu (from hari- yellow-green, tawny yellow ghel-2 in Indo-European roots) Sanskrit Kṛṭṇa vocative of Kṛṭṇaḥ Krishna Krishna1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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