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VAISHNAVISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon
Synonyms:
Vaishnavism; Vaisnavism; Vishnuism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Vaishnavism" is a kind of...):
Hindooism; Hinduism (a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu
Synonyms:
Vaishnavism; Vaisnavism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Vaishnavism" is a kind of...):
religious order; religious sect; sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)
Meronyms (members of "Vaishnavism"):
Vaishnava (worshipper of Vishnu)
Holonyms ("Vaishnavism" is a member of...):
Hindooism; Hinduism (the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal)
