Juggernaut

['dʒʌɡənɔ:t]

Definition

(noun.) a crude idol of Krishna.

(noun.) a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way.

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Definition

(n.) One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindoos.

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Definition

n. an idol of the Hindu god Vishnu beneath whose car devotees were supposed to immolate themselves; hence the 'car of Juggernaut' stands metaphorically for any Moloch of self-sacrifice.

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