Hare Krishna
noun/ˌhɑːreɪ ˈkrɪʃnə/, /ˌhæri ˈkrɪʃnə/
/ˌhɑːreɪ ˈkrɪʃnə/, /ˌhæri ˈkrɪʃnə/
- [uncountable] a religious group whose members wear orange robes and use the name of the Hindu god Krishna in their worshipTopics Religion and festivalsc2
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- [countable] a member of this religious groupTopics Religion and festivalsc2
Word Origin1960s: Sanskrit, literally ‘O Vishnu Krishna’, the words of a devotional chant.
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