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vaishnavism

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Vaish⋅na⋅va

  [vahysh-nuh-vuh]
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–noun Hinduism.
a Bhakti sect devoted to Vishnu.
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Vaish⋅na⋅vism, noun
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Vaish·na·va   (vīsh'nə-və)   
n.   Hinduism
One who worships Vishnu.

[From Sanskrit vaiṣṇava-, relating to Vishnu, from Viṣṇuḥ, Vishnu.]
Vaish'na·vism (-vĭz'əm) n.
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