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Noun

1. 1
   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

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Initialism of International Society for Krishna Consciousness. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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global religious movementhare krishnahare krishna movementinternational society for krishna consciousnessorganizationreligious society

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local religious groupnonreligious groupnonreligious movementparochial organization