Jagannath

or Jag·a·nath

[ juhg-uh-naht, -nawt ]

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.

Jagannath

/ -ˌnɔːt; ˌdʒʌɡəˈnɑːθə; ˈdʒʌɡəˌnɑːt /

noun

1. See Juggernaut
   Hinduism other names for Juggernaut

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jagannath¹

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”; come ( def ) ) + nātha- “lord, protector”

Example Sentences

Jagannath is also regarded as a form of Vishnu, although apparently not of Brahmanic origin.

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In 1872 he brought out two attractive volumes on the province of Orissa and its far-famed temple of Jagannath.

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Though caste has grown up again, yet the old regulation is still in force inside the temple of Jagannath at Puri.

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This latter, like the temple of Jagannath at Puri, is suspected of having been a Buddhist shrine.

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He rolled along life's road like the wheel of Jagannath's car.

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