Vaisnavism

Definitions of Vaisnavism
  1. noun
    worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon
    synonyms: Vaishnavism, Vishnuism
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    type of:
    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
  2. noun
    Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu
    synonyms: Vaishnavism
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    type of:
    religious order, religious sect, sect
    a subdivision of a larger religious group
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