Vaishnav

Vaish·na·va (v

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n. Hinduism

One who worships Vishnu.

[From Sanskrit vaiava-, relating to Vishnu, from Viu, Vishnu.]

Vaishna·vism (-v

m) n.

Vaishnavism

the worship of Vishnu in any of his forms or incarnations. — Vaishnava, Vaishnavite, n.

See also: Hinduism

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Noun	1.	Vaishnavism - Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu Vaisnavism Hindooism, Hinduism - the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal religious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group Vaishnava - worshipper of Vishnu
	2.	Vaishnavism - worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon Vishnuism, Vaisnavism 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

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Hindooism Hinduism religious order religious sect sect Vaishnava Vaisnavism Vishnuism	Adds Devanshi Vaishnav, a second-year student: "Roundtable events give us an opportunity to work closely with the industry and are an invaluable hands-on work experience. The new middle order by Business Today More (New Delhi, India) Dr Avirat Vaishnav, senior consultant paediatric surgeon, Royal Hospital says, Eoe1/4EoFar be it for me to judge someone as tall as the POTUS, someone tall physically and metaphorically, and it would also be presumptuous of me to out-think five Norwegian parliamentarians, but the analogy for my simple mind is for me to get a gold medal in my final MBBS before appearing for the exam. Mixed response in Oman to ObamaEo,e1/4,aos Nobel by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman) Similarly, adherents in Mandsaur district of the Namdeo Vaishnav Samaj, a Hindu sect, have been worshipping the demon king on Dussehra for hundreds of years. A hail of bullets fells demon king by Mail Today (New Delhi, India)	Vagous vagrancy vagrant Vagrantly Vagrantness vague Vague year vaguely vagueness vagus vagus nerve Váh vahana vahine vail Vailer Vaimure vain vainglorious vainglory vainly Vainness vair Vairy Vaisakha Vaishnav Vaishnava Vaishnavism Vaisnavism Vaisya Vaivode Vajpayee Vajra Vajrayana Vakeel Val-d'Oise Val-de-Marne Val. Valais valance valance board Valdai Hills valdecoxib Valdemar I Valdez Valdivia Valdo Valdosta vale Vale of Glamorgan valediction	VAIRS Vairy VAIS VAIS VAIS VAIS VAIS Vaisak Vaisakh Vaisakh Bucha Vaisakha Vaisakhi Vaisala comparator Väisälä Institute for Space Physics and Astronomy Väisälä period VAISEF Vaisesika Vaisfeld, Ilia Vaisfeld, Ilia Veniaminovich Vaish Vaishakha Vaishanavite Vaishanavite Vaishava Vaishava Vaisheshika Vaishesika Vaishiya Vaishna Vaishna Vaishnav Vaishnava Vaishnava Vaishnava Arts Network International Vaishnava Internet News Agency Vaishnava theology Vaishnava theology Vaishnavas Vaishnavas Vaishnavish Vaishnavish Vaishnavism Vaishnavism Vaishnavism ISKCON Vaishnavism ISKCON Vaishnavist Vaishnavist Vaishnavite Vaishnavite Vaishnavites Vaishnavites Vaishnvaism Vaishnvaism Vaishya Vaishya Vaishyas Vaishyas Vaisnava Vaisnava Vaisnavism Vaisnavism

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Adds Devanshi Vaishnav, a second-year student: "Roundtable events give us an opportunity to work closely with the industry and are an invaluable hands-on work experience.

The new middle order by Business Today More (New Delhi, India)

Dr Avirat Vaishnav, senior consultant paediatric surgeon, Royal Hospital says, Eoe1/4EoFar be it for me to judge someone as tall as the POTUS, someone tall physically and metaphorically, and it would also be presumptuous of me to out-think five Norwegian parliamentarians, but the analogy for my simple mind is for me to get a gold medal in my final MBBS before appearing for the exam.

Mixed response in Oman to ObamaEo,e1/4,aos Nobel by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman)

Similarly, adherents in Mandsaur district of the Namdeo Vaishnav Samaj, a Hindu sect, have been worshipping the demon king on Dussehra for hundreds of years.

A hail of bullets fells demon king by Mail Today (New Delhi, India)

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