Jagannath

American  

[juhg-uh-naht, -nawt] / ˈdʒʌg əˌnɑt, -ˌnɔt /

Also Jagannatha or Jaganath

noun

Hinduism.

1. a name of Krishna or Vishnu.

2. a regional Hindu deity in parts of India and Bangladesh, associated with Krishna or Vishnu: focus of an annual ceremony at the chief temple in Puri, Oshida, India, where an idol of the god is placed in a large, heavy cart and dragged by volunteers to a neighboring temple.

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Jagannath British  

/ -ˌnɔːt, ˌdʒʌɡəˈnɑːθə, ˈdʒʌɡəˌnɑːt /

noun

1. Hinduism other names for Juggernaut

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Etymology

Origin of Jagannath

First recorded in 1630–40; from Hindi Jagannāth, from Sanskrit Jagannātha- “lord of the world,” equivalent to jagat “the world,” literally, “moving” (present participle of jagāti, jigāti “he, she, it goes”; see also come ( def. )) + nātha- “lord, protector”

Example Sentences

Payesh is believed to have originated nearly 2,000 years ago, as an offering to the Hindu gods in the Lord Jagannath Temple in Orissa, the former name of the eastern Indian state of Odisha.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

His grandfather Mahavir and father Jagannath worked for the trams as well.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

Jagannath Niroula, deputy director general at the Civil Aviation Authority, said anti-corruption investigators had spent two or three days in Pokhara looking into the airport’s construction quality.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2023

Jagannath Niraula, spokesperson for Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority said the cockpit voice recorder would be analyzed locally, but that the flight data recorder would be sent to France.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2023

At twenty-five he became a Sannyâsî, and at the request of his mother, who did not wish him to wander too far, settled in Puri near the temple of Jagannath.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Eliot, Charles, Sir