Vaishnava

[ vahysh-nuh-vuh ]

/ ˈvaɪʃ nə və /

noun Hinduism.

a Bhakti sect devoted to Vishnu.

OTHER WORDS FROM Vaishnava

Vaish·na·vism, noun

Example sentences from the Web for vaishnava

Bearing that invincible Vaishnava energy in thyself, slay thou, O great king, that Daitya of fierce prowess.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2 |Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
He is very fond of Vaishnava Sankirtana which he held now and then in his house.

Chitta Ranjan |Sukumar Ranjan Das
The first three volumes contain poems inspired by the Vaishnava cult which is the special heritage of Bengal.

Chitta Ranjan |Sukumar Ranjan Das
The Gahois are Vaishnava Hindus, and abstain from all flesh and alcoholic liquor.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India |R. V. Russell

The Vaishnava reformers, who arose subsequently, took the sun or the spirit of the sun as the divine source of all life.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) |R.V. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for vaishnava

Vaishnava

/ (ˈvɪʃnəvə) /

noun

Hinduism a member of a sect devoted to the cult of Vishnu, strongly anti-Brahminic and antipriestly in outlook and stressing devotion through image worship and simple ritual

Derived forms of Vaishnava

Vaishnavism, noun

Word Origin for Vaishnava

from Sanskrit vaisnava of Vishnu

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Vaishnava

noun Hinduism.

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noun

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