juggernaut

jug·ger·naut  (jgr-nôt)

n.

1. Something, such as a belief or institution, that elicits blind and destructive devotion or to which people are ruthlessly sacrificed.

2. An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path: "It doesn't assume that people need necessarily remain passive when confronted by what appears to be the juggernaut of history" (Christopher Lehmann-Haupt).

3. Juggernaut Used as a title for the Hindu deity Krishna.

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[Hindi jagannth, title of Krishna, from Sanskrit jaganntha, lord of the world : jagat, moving, the world (from earlier present participle of jigti, he goes; see g^w- in Indo-European roots) + ntha, lord (from nthate, he helps, protects). Senses 1 and 2, from the fact that worshipers have thrown themselves under the wheels of a huge car or wagon on which the idol of Krishna was drawn in an annual procession at Puri in east-central India.]

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juggernaut [ˈdʒʌgəˌnɔːt]

n

1. any terrible force, esp one that destroys or that demands complete self-sacrifice

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Brit a very large lorry for transporting goods by road, esp one that travels throughout Europe

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Juggernaut [ˈdʒʌgəˌnɔːt]

n Hinduism

1. (Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) a crude idol of Krishna worshipped at Puri and throughout Orissa and Bengal. At an annual festival the idol is wheeled through the town on a gigantic chariot and devotees are supposed to have formerly thrown themselves under the wheels

2. (Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) a form of Krishna miraculously raised by Brahma from the state of a crude idol to that of a living god

[from Hindi Jagannath, from Sanskrit Jagannātha lord of the world (that is, Vishnu, chief of the Hindu gods), from jagat world + nātha lord]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	juggernaut - a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way steamroller power, force - one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil"
	2.	Juggernaut - an avatar of Vishnu                   Jagannath, Jagannatha, Jagganath
	3.	Juggernaut - a crude idol of Krishna graven image, idol, god - a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"

Translations

juggernaut [ˈdʒʌgənɔːt] N

1. (Brit) (= lorry) → camión m de gran tonelaje

2. (fig) (= large and powerful entity) → monstruo m
the group became a sales juggernaut → el grupo se convirtió en un monstruo en ventas
the juggernaut of tradition/religion → la fuerza irresistible de la tradición/religión

juggernaut [ˈdʒʌgə^rnɔːt] n (British) (= large truck) → gros poids m lourd

juggernaut

n

(Brit: = lorry) → Schwerlaster m

(Rel) Juggernaut → Dschagannath m, → Jagannath m

(fig: = destructive force) → verheerende Gewalt; a media juggernaut → ein Medienkonglomerat nt; the military juggernaut → der Militärapparat; the juggernaut of British government → die unaufhaltsame britische Regierungsmaschinerie; Puritanism, like some huge juggernaut, swept across the country → der Puritanismus rollte mit unaufhaltsamer Gewalt über das Land

juggernaut [ˈdʒʌgəˌnɔːt] n (Brit) (lorry) → bisonte m della strada

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juggernaut [ˈdʒʌgəˌnɔːt] n (Brit) (lorry) → bisonte m della strada