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Vaish·na·va  (vshn-v)
n. Hinduism
One who worships Vishnu.

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

Vaishna·vism (-vzm) n.

Vaishnavism
the worship of Vishnu in any of his forms or incarnations. — Vaishnava, Vaishnavite, n.
See also: Hinduism
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Noun1.Vaishnavism - Hindu sect worshiping of VishnuVaishnavism - Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu      
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 pantheonVaishnavism - worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon
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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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.
 
 
 
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