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Vaishnavism

Vaishnavism proper noun: a branch of Hinduism focusing on the worship of Vishnu.

Proper noun

Vaishnavism

  1. A branch of Hinduism focusing on the worship of Vishnu.
    Synonyms:
    Vishnuism

Vaishnavism meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Vaishnavism in Hindi

a branch of Hinduism focusing on the worship of Vishnu
वैष्णव vaiṣṇav

Vaishnavism in Tamil

a branch of Hinduism focusing on the worship of Vishnu
வைணவம் vaiṇavam

Vaishnavism in Marathi

a branch of Hinduism focusing on the worship of Vishnu
वैष्णव vaiṣṇav

Vaishnavism in Urdu

a branch of Hinduism focusing on the worship of Vishnu
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Vaishnavism in Bengali
বৈষ্ণব bōiśnob
Vaishnavism in Telugu
వైష్ణవము vaiṣṇavamu
Vaishnavism in Malayalam
വൈഷ്ണവമതം vaiṣṇavamataṁ
Vaishnavism in Kannada
ವೈಷ್ಣವ vaiṣṇava
Vaishnavism in Punjabi
ਵੈਸ਼ਨਵਵਾਦ vaiśnavavād
Vaishnavism in Sanskrit
वैष्णव vaiṣṇava
Vaishnavism in Nepali
वैष्णव vaiṣṇav
Vaishnavism in Indonesian
Waisnawa
Vaishnavism in Thai
ไวษณพ

Synonyms of Vaishnavism

Origin of Vaishnavism

From Sanskrit वैष्णव (vaiṣṇava, “related to Vishnu”) + -ism.

Questions about Vaishnavism

What does Vaishnavism mean?
Vaishnavism means a branch of Hinduism focusing on the worship of Vishnu.
What is Vaishnavism in Hindi?
Vaishnavism in Hindi is वैष्णव (vaiṣṇav). See Vaishnavism meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Vaishnavism?
Vaishnavism is a proper noun.

Words near Vaishnavism in the dictionary

  1. Vaishampayan
  2. Vaisheshika
  3. Vaishna
  4. Vaishnava
  5. Vaishnavas
  6. Vaishnavism
  7. Vaishnavist
  8. Vaishnavists
  9. Vaishnavite
  10. Vaishnavites
  11. vaishya

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