Hare krishna
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A mantra chanted as a form of supplication to the Hindu god Krishna and his divine consort Radha
- 2 a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of ‘Hare Krishna’ and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy wordnet
- 3 A member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
- 4 worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness wordnet