Vaish·na·va

(vīsh′nə-və)

n. Hinduism

One who worships Vishnu.

[From Sanskrit vaiṣṇava-, relating to Vishnu, from Viṣṇuḥ, Vishnu.]

Vaish′na·vism (-vĭz′əm) n.

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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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