9 definitions found for vishnu

Vishnu VISH'NU, n. In the Hindoo mythology, the name of one of the chief deities of the trimurti or triad. He is the second person of this unity, and a personification of the preserving powers.

Vishnu n 1: the sustainer; a Hindu divinity worshipped as the preserver of worlds

Vishnu noun Etymology: Sanskrit Viṣṇu Date: 1638 the preserver god of the Hindu sacred triad — compare Brahma, Shiva

Vishnu
n. a Hindu god regarded by his worshippers as the supreme deity and saviour, by others as the second member of a triad with Brahma and Siva.
Derivatives:
Vishnuism n. Vishnuite n. & adj.
Etymology: Skr. Vishnu

vishnu
n. a Hindu god regarded by his worshippers as the supreme deity and saviour, by others as the second member of a triad with Brahma and Siva.
Derivatives:
Vishnuism n. Vishnuite n. & adj.
Etymology: Skr. Vishnu

Vishnu ˈvɪʃnu: n. a Hindu god regarded by his worshippers as the supreme deity and saviour, by others as the second member of a triad with Brahma and Siva. øøVishnuism n. Vishnuite n. & adj. [Skr. Vishnu]

Vishnu the Preserver, the second god of the Hindu triad, Brahma (q. v.) being the first and Siva (q. v.) the third; revealed himself by a succession of avatars, Râma (q. v.) being the seventh and Krishna (q. v.) the eighth; he has had nine avatars, and on the tenth he will come to judgment; he is extensively worshipped, and his worshippers, the Vaishnavas, are divided into a great number of sects.

Vishnu Vish"nu, n. [Skr. Vish?u, from vish to pervade., to extend through nature.] (Hindu Myth.) A divinity of the modern Hindu trimurti, or trinity. He is regarded as the preserver, while Brahma is the creator, and Siva the destroyer of the creation.

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