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Ha·re Krish·na

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–noun

a religious sect based on Vedic scriptures, whose followers engage in joyful congregational chanting of Krishna's name: founded in the U.S. in 1966.

[Origin: from chanted phrase Hare Krishna! < Hindi haré kṛṣṇā O Krishna!

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Ha·re Krish·na Audio Help (hä'rē krĭsh'nə) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. Hare Krish·nas

A chant to the Hindu god Krishna.
Informal
1. A member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), founded in the United States in 1966.
2. The society itself.

[From the chant Hare Krishna : Sanskrit Hare, vocative of Hariḥ, a name of Vishnu (from hari-, yellow-green, tawny yellow; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots) + Sanskrit Kṛṣṇa, vocative of Kṛṣṇaḥ, Krishna; see Krishna¹.]

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Hare Krishna

1968, from title of a Hindu chant or mantra, from Hindi hare "O God!" + Krishna, name of an incarnation of the god Vishnu.

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hare krishna
noun
1.	worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
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
3.	a chant to the Hindu god Krishna