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