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ISKCON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of 'Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy
Synonyms:
Hare Krishna; International Society for Krishna Consciousness; ISKCON
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("ISKCON" is a kind of...):
religious order; religious sect; sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)
Meronyms (members of "ISKCON"):
Hare Krishna (worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness)
Holonyms ("ISKCON" is a member of...):
Hindooism; Hinduism (the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal)
