VISHNU - 9 definitions found
Vishnu n 1: the sustainer; a Hindu divinity worshipped as the preserver of worlds Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) Vishnu noun Etymology: Sanskrit Viṣṇu Date: 1638 the preserver god of the Hindu sacred triad — compare Brahma, Shiva Oxford English Reference Dictionary
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English Explanatory Dictionary Vishnu ˈvɪʃnu: n. a Hindu god regarded by his worshippers as the supreme deity and saviour, by others as the second member of a triad with Brahma and Siva. øøVishnuism n. Vishnuite n. & adj. [Skr. Vishnu] The Nuttall Encyclopaedia (1907) Vishnu the Preserver, the second god of the Hindu triad, Brahma (q. v.) being the first and Siva (q. v.) the third; revealed himself by a succession of avatars, Râma (q. v.) being the seventh and Krishna (q. v.) the eighth; he has had nine avatars, and on the tenth he will come to judgment; he is extensively worshipped, and his worshippers, the Vaishnavas, are divided into a great number of sects. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Vishnu \Vish"nu\, n. [Skr. Vish?u, from vish to pervade., to extend through nature.] (Hindu Myth.) A divinity of the modern Hindu trimurti, or trinity. He is regarded as the preserver, while Brahma is the creator, and Siva the destroyer of the creation. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 62 Moby Thesaurus words for "Vishnu": Agni, Asvins, Atman, Avalokita, Bhairava, Bhairavi, Brahma, Buddha, Chandi, Daksha, Devaki, Devi, Dharma, Dharti Mai, Durga, Dyaus, Ganapati, Ganesa, Ganesha, Garuda, Hanuman, Himavat, Indra, Jagannath, Juggernaut, Kali, Kama, Kamsa, Karttikeya, Kurma, Lakshmi, Matsya, Narsinh, Parjanya, Parshuram, Parvati, Pushan, Rahu, Rama, Rhibhus, Rudra, Sarasvati, Savitar, Shiva, Sita, Siva, Soma, Surya, Uma, Ushas, Vaja, Vaman, Varah, Varuna, Varuni, Vayu, Yama, the Destroyer, the Preserver, the Regenerator, the Supreme Soul, the Universal Ego |
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