Jagannath

[ juhg-uh-naht, -nawt ]

/ ˈdʒʌg əˌnɑt, -ˌnɔt /

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noun

Hinduism. a name of Krishna or Vishnu.

Juggernaut (def. 3).

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Also Jag·an·na·tha

[juhg-uh-naht-huh]. /ˌdʒʌg əˈnɑt hə/.

Origin of Jagannath

see origin at Juggernaut

Words nearby Jagannath

Jaffa orange, Jaffna, jag, jaga, Jagan, Jagannath, Jagatai, Jagello, jager, jagged, Jagger

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How to use Jagannath in a sentence

Jagannath is also regarded as a form of Vishnu, although apparently not of Brahmanic origin.
Indian Myth and Legend|Donald Alexander Mackenzie
In 1872 he brought out two attractive volumes on the province of Orissa and its far-famed temple of Jagannath.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8|Various
Though caste has grown up again, yet the old regulation is still in force inside the temple of Jagannath at Puri.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
This latter, like the temple of Jagannath at Puri, is suspected of having been a Buddhist shrine.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot

He rolled along life's road like the wheel of Jagannath's car.
Mashi and Other Stories|Rabindranath Tagore

British Dictionary definitions for Jagannath

Jagannath

Jagganath Jagannatha (ˌdʒʌɡəˈnɑːθə)

/ (ˈdʒʌɡəˌnɑːt, -ˌnɔːt) /

noun

Hinduism other names for Juggernaut

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