International Society for Krishna Consciousness

International Society for Krishna Consciousness
noun
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
Syn: ↑Hare Krishna, ↑ISKCON
Hypernyms: ↑sect, ↑religious sect, ↑religious order
Member Holonyms: ↑Hinduism, ↑Hindooism
Member Meronyms: ↑Hare Krishna

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