juggernaut — jug‧ger‧naut [ˈdʒʌgənɔːt ǁ ərnɒːt] noun [countable] 1. a very large company: • The software juggernaut Microsoft will continue to lead the industry with its Windows operating system. 2. something large and powerful that could be harmful to… … Financial and business terms
Juggernaut — Jug ger*naut , n. [Skr. jagann[=a]tha lord of the world.] 1. One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindus. See also {Jagannath}. [Written also {Juggernnath}, {Jaganath}, {Jagannath}, {Jaganatha},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Juggernaut — Juggernaut is an English version of the Hindustani name Jaganath. It was the eponym given to Krishna, chief Hindu deity and Lord of the World. In Hindu belief Juggernaut is the name of a great idol to the god Vishnu. During the summer worship… … Dictionary of eponyms
Juggernaut — Juggernaut, s. Dschaggernat … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
juggernaut — (n.) 1630s, huge wagon bearing an image of the god Krishna, especially that at the town of Puri, drawn annually in procession in which (apocryphally) devotees allowed themselves to be crushed under its wheels in sacrifice. Altered from Jaggernaut … Etymology dictionary
juggernaut — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a large heavy vehicle, especially an articulated truck. ORIGIN from a Sanskrit word meaning «Lord of the world», in reference to an image of the Hindu god Krishna carried in procession on a heavy chariot … English terms dictionary
Juggernaut — [jug′ər nôt΄] n. [altered < Hindi Jagannāth < Sans Jagannātha, lord of the world < jagat, world + nātha, lord] 1. an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, whose idol, it was formerly supposed, so excited his worshipers when it was hauled… … English World dictionary
Juggernaut — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Juggernaut est la déformation du mot sanskrit Jagannâtha. En anglais, cela désigne une force implacable détruisant tout sur son passage. Le terme est… … Wikipédia en Français
Juggernaut — Prozessionswagen des Juggernaut (1851) Juggernaut [ˈdʒʌɡə(r)ˌnɔːt] ist ein metaphorischer Begriff aus dem Englischen. Er steht für eine unaufhaltsame Kraft, alles vernichtend was ihr im Wege steht. Der Wortursprung liegt bei den riesigen, viele… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Juggernaut A5 — Le Juggernaut A5 est un véhicule de l univers de fiction de Star Wars. Il apparaît dans le troisième opus de la série, la revanche des Sith. Sommaire 1 Caractéristiques 2 Sous le régime impérial 3 Versions … Wikipédia en Français
Juggernaut — A juggernaut (audio|En us juggernaut.ogg|American pronunciation) is a term used to describe a force regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path.The word is derived from the Sanskrit Jagannātha [… … Wikipedia
