INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does International Society for Krishna Consciousness mean?
• INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS (noun)
The noun INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS has 1 sense:
1. a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of 'Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy
Familiarity information: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS (noun)
Meaning:
A religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of 'Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
International Society for Krishna Consciousness; ISKCON; Hare Krishna
Hypernyms ("International Society for Krishna Consciousness" is a kind of...):
religious order; religious sect; sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)
Meronyms (members of "International Society for Krishna Consciousness"):
Hare Krishna (worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness)
Holonyms ("International Society for Krishna Consciousness" is a member of...):
Hindooism; Hinduism (the predominant religion of India; characterized by a caste system and belief in reincarnation)
