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An avatar of Vishnu
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jagannath
Word definitions for jagannath in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Juggernaut \Jug"ger*naut`\, n. [Skr. jagann[=a]tha lord of the world.] One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindus. See also Jagannath . [Written also Juggernnath , Jaganath , Jagannath , Jaganatha , Jagannatha ...
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Jagannath (or Jagannatha ) meaning "Lord of the Universe", is a deity worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists mainly in the Indian states Odisha , Chhattisgarh , West Bengal , Jharkhand , Bihar , Gujarat , Assam , Manipur and Tripura and by Hindus in Bangladesh ...
Usage examples of jagannath.
When a blaster or grenade finally killed Bossk, his death would shower hundreds of jagannath points onto the bloodthirsty, eternal Scorekeeper that he wor-shipped.
Having his jagannath score ze-roed would hurt Bossk worse than ambushing and kill-ing him.
His cargo was a large and intricate temple of Jagannath, including sacred images and rolling stock, intended to replace a religious complex that had been accidentally destroyed on the Hindu-settled planet.