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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Sanskrit Vi??u Date: 1638 the preserver god of the Hindu sacred triad — compare Brahma, Shiva

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Moby Thesaurus

Agni, Asvins, Atman, Avalokita, Bhairava, Bhairavi, Brahma, Buddha, Chandi, Daksha, Devaki, Devi, Dharma, Dharti Mai, Durga, Dyaus, Ganapati, Ganesa, Ganesha, Garuda, Hanuman, Himavat, Indra, Jagannath, Juggernaut, Kali, Kama, Kamsa, Karttikeya, Kurma, Lakshmi, Matsya, Narsinh, Parjanya, Parshuram, Parvati, Pushan, Rahu, Rama, Rhibhus, Rudra, Sarasvati, Savitar, Shiva, Sita, Siva, Soma, Surya, Uma, Ushas, Vaja, Vaman, Varah, Varuna, Varuni, Vayu, Yama, the Destroyer, the Preserver, the Regenerator, the Supreme Soul, the Universal Ego