Definitions for vaishnavism

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Vaish•na•va*ˈvaɪʃ nə və(n.)(pl.)-vas.

  1. a Bhakti sect devoted to Vishnu.

    Category: Eastern Religions

  2. a member of this sect.

* Hinduism..

Vaish′na•vism(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism(noun)

    Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu

  2. Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Vishnuism(noun)

    worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vaishnavism(noun)

    the worship of Vishnu


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