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Hare Krishna

American  
[hahr-ee krish-nuh, har-ee] / ˈhɑr i ˈkrɪʃ nə, ˈhær i /

noun

  1. a religious sect based on Vedic scriptures, whose followers engage in joyful congregational chanting of Krishna's name: founded in the U.S. in 1966.

Hare Krishna British  
/ ˈhɑːrɪ ˈkrɪʃnə /

noun

  1. a Hindu sect devoted to a form of Hinduism ( Krishna Consciousness ) based on the worship of the god Krishna

  2. a member or follower of this sect

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Etymology

Origin of Hare Krishna

From chanted phrase Hare Krishna! < Hindi harē kṛṣṇā O Krishna!

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