Definition of Hare Krishna

1. Noun. Worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

Group relationships: International Society For Krishna Consciousness, Iskcon
Generic synonyms: Hindoo, Hindu

2. Noun. 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.

3. Noun. A chant to the Hindu god Krishna.
Generic synonyms: Chant

Definition of Hare Krishna

1. Noun. A mantra chanted as a form of supplication to the Hindu god Krishna and his divine consort Radha ¹

2. Noun. A member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hare Krishna

Harbin
Harden-Young ester
Hardenbergia
Hardenbergia comnptoniana
Harderian gland
Harding
Hardon
Hardy
Hardy-Rand-Ritter test
Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
Hardy-Weinberg law
Hardyan
Hardyesque
Hare Krishna (current term)
Hare Krishnas
Haredi
Harezm
Hargeisa
Hargreaves
Hari
Harijan
Haripur
Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami
Harkat-ul-Mujahidin
Harkat ul-Ansar
Harkat ul-Mujahedeen
Harki
Harkis

Literary usage of Hare Krishna

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"... the Divine Light Mission, Hare Krishna, Rastafarianism, and other international faiths, as well as some separatist or spiritual churches or cults, ..."

2. A Report on the District of Jessore: Its Antiquities, Its History, and Its by James Westland (1871)
"I think it possible the mistake may be derived from an ignorant reading of one part of the inscription— ruchira,ru- chi,hare Krishna Some have read ..."

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