Vaishnavan.adj.

Brit.

/ˈvʌɪʃnəvə/, U.S.

/ˈvɪʃnəvə/

Etymology: < Sanskrit vaiṣṇavá relating, belonging, or sacred to Vishnu; a worshipper or follower of Vishnu.

A. n.

A member of one of the three great divisions of modern Hinduism, exclusively devoted to the worship of the god Vishnu as the Supreme Being.

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society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > Hindu sects and groups > [noun] > Vishnuism > person

Vaishnava1845

Vishnuite1871

Vishnuvite1883

1845 Encycl. Metrop. XXIV. 443/1 The Hindús are almost always either 1. Vaïshnavas..; 2. Saïvas..; or 3. Sáktas.

1903 Times 2 May 16/2 The ‘holy basil’ is..planted before every Vaishnava house, and every Vaishnava wears necklaces, or armlets, and carries a rosary, made up of sections of its stalks or roots.

B. adj.

Of or pertaining to this division of Hinduism.

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society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > Hindu sects and groups > [adjective] > Vishnuism

Vaishnava1876

Vaisnavite1919

1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 210/1 The Śaiva, Vaishnava, and Sākta sects.

1882 Athenæum 29 Apr. 542/3 In this paper he showed the relationship between the Vaishnava religion and three other forms of the Hindu religious system, viz., Vedism, Brâhmanism, and Saivism.

1903 [see sense A.].

1944 E. Thompson Robert Bridges xi. 95 They both thought it worthless and in bad taste, as Rabindranath Tagore considered Bengali Vaishnava erotic mystical verse.

1968 Jrnl. Music Acad. Madras 39 61 To the Vaishnava devotees all over India Sri Krishna has been the Godhead for meditation.

Derivatives

ˈVaisnavism n. (also ˈVaishnavism) = Vishnuism n.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > Hindu sects and groups > [noun] > Vishnuism

Vishnuism1871

Vaisnavism1877

1877 M. Williams Hinduism viii. 97 Śaivism and Vaishṇavism are not opposite or incompatible creeds.

1934 Nature 5 May 680/2 The ingrained love of life disclosed by the religions of Saktism and Vaisnavism among the Bengalis, comparable to that found among the Aryans, is a racial psychological trait to be associated with the brachycephalic Bengali castes.

1956 R. Redfield Peasant Society & Culture 88 The important Vaishnavaism and Shaivism are theistic and ethical.

1969 Indo-Asian Culture Oct. 70 Both Saivism and Vaishnavism were popular in Srihatta and the neighbouring region during the late Gupta and medieval times.

ˈVaisnavite adj. (also ˈVaishnavite) of or pertaining to Vaishnavas or Vishnuism.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > Hindu sects and groups > [adjective] > Vishnuism

Vaishnava1876

Vaisnavite1919

1919 N. Macnicol Psalms of Maratha Saints 5 There are one hundred and eight tulsi beads on the rosary worn by the Vaisnavite devotee.

1967 R. Singha & R. Massey Indian Dances i. 35 Of the Vaishnavite temples those at Belur and Halebid have an important significance.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vaishnava
释义	Vaishnavan.adj. Brit. /ˈvʌɪʃnəvə/, U.S. /ˈvɪʃnəvə/ Etymology: < Sanskrit vaiṣṇavá relating, belonging, or sacred to Vishnu; a worshipper or follower of Vishnu. A. n. A member of one of the three great divisions of modern Hinduism, exclusively devoted to the worship of the god Vishnu as the Supreme Being. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > Hindu sects and groups > [noun] > Vishnuism > person Vaishnava1845 Vishnuite1871 Vishnuvite1883 1845 Encycl. Metrop. XXIV. 443/1 The Hindús are almost always either 1. Vaïshnavas..; 2. Saïvas..; or 3. Sáktas. 1903 Times 2 May 16/2 The ‘holy basil’ is..planted before every Vaishnava house, and every Vaishnava wears necklaces, or armlets, and carries a rosary, made up of sections of its stalks or roots. B. adj. Of or pertaining to this division of Hinduism. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > Hindu sects and groups > [adjective] > Vishnuism Vaishnava1876 Vaisnavite1919 1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 210/1 The Śaiva, Vaishnava, and Sākta sects. 1882 Athenæum 29 Apr. 542/3 In this paper he showed the relationship between the Vaishnava religion and three other forms of the Hindu religious system, viz., Vedism, Brâhmanism, and Saivism. 1903 [see sense A.]. 1944 E. Thompson Robert Bridges xi. 95 They both thought it worthless and in bad taste, as Rabindranath Tagore considered Bengali Vaishnava erotic mystical verse. 1968 Jrnl. Music Acad. Madras 39 61 To the Vaishnava devotees all over India Sri Krishna has been the Godhead for meditation. Derivatives ˈVaisnavism n. (also ˈVaishnavism) = Vishnuism n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > Hindu sects and groups > [noun] > Vishnuism Vishnuism1871 Vaisnavism1877 1877 M. Williams Hinduism viii. 97 Śaivism and Vaishṇavism are not opposite or incompatible creeds. 1934 Nature 5 May 680/2 The ingrained love of life disclosed by the religions of Saktism and Vaisnavism among the Bengalis, comparable to that found among the Aryans, is a racial psychological trait to be associated with the brachycephalic Bengali castes. 1956 R. Redfield Peasant Society & Culture 88 The important Vaishnavaism and Shaivism are theistic and ethical. 1969 Indo-Asian Culture Oct. 70 Both Saivism and Vaishnavism were popular in Srihatta and the neighbouring region during the late Gupta and medieval times. ˈVaisnavite adj. (also ˈVaishnavite) of or pertaining to Vaishnavas or Vishnuism. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > Hindu sects and groups > [adjective] > Vishnuism Vaishnava1876 Vaisnavite1919 1919 N. Macnicol Psalms of Maratha Saints 5 There are one hundred and eight tulsi beads on the rosary worn by the Vaisnavite devotee. 1967 R. Singha & R. Massey Indian Dances i. 35 Of the Vaishnavite temples those at Belur and Halebid have an important significance. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1845
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