jagannatha car

  • 31Juggernaut — /ˈdʒʌgənɔt/ (say juguhnawt) noun an idol of Krishna or Vishnu at Puri, a seaport in eastern India, annually drawn on an enormous car under whose wheels devotees are said to have thrown themselves to be crushed. Also, Jagannath, Jagannatha. {Hindi …

  • 32Juggernaut — [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… …

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  • 33Jug|ger|naut — «JUHG uhr nawt», noun. 1. an idol of the Hindu god Krishna, pulled around on a huge car. Devotees of the god are said to have thrown themselves under the wheels to be crushed to death. 2. Figurative. Also, juggernaut. a) something to which a… …

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