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vishnu
CIDE DICTIONARY
vishnu, n. [Skr. Vish, from vish to pervade., to extend through nature.].
A divinity of the modern Hindu trimurti, or trinity. He is regarded as the preserver, while Brahma is the creator, and Siva the destroyer of the creation. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
vishnu, n. a Hindu god regarded by his worshippers as the supreme deity and saviour, by others as the second member of a triad with Brahma and Siva.
Derivative
Vishnuism n. Vishnuite n. & adj.
Etymology
Skr. Vishnu
THESAURUS
vishnu
Agni, Asvins, Atman, Avalokita, Bhairava, Bhairavi, Brahma, Buddha, Chandi, Daksha, Devaki, Devi, Dharma, Dharti Mai, Durga, Dyaus, Ganapati, Ganesa, Ganesha, Garuda, Hanuman, Himavat, Indra, Jagannath, Juggernaut, Kali, Kama, Kamsa, Karttikeya, Kurma, Lakshmi, Matsya, Narsinh, Parjanya, Parshuram, Parvati, Pushan, Rahu, Rama, Rhibhus, Rudra, Sarasvati, Savitar, Shiva, Sita, Siva, Soma, Surya, Uma, Ushas, Vaja, Vaman, Varah, Varuna, Varuni, Vayu, Yama, the Destroyer, the Preserver, the Regenerator, the Supreme Soul, the Universal EgoROGET THESAURUS
vishnu
Jupiter
N Jupiter, god, goddess, heathen gods and goddesses, deva, Jupiter, Jove, pantheon, Allah, Bathala, Brahm, Brahma, Brahma, cloud-compeller, Devi, Durga, Kali, oread, the Great Spirit, Ushas, water nymph, wood nymph, Yama, Varuna, Zeus, Vishnu, Siva, Shiva, Krishna, Juggernath, Buddha, Isis, Osiris, Ra, Belus, Bel, Baal, Asteroth, Thor, Odin, Mumbo Jumbo, good genius, tutelary genius, demiurge, familiar, sibyl, fairy, fay, sylph, sylphid, Ariel, peri, nymph, nereid, dryad, seamaid, banshee, benshie, Ormuzd, Oberon, Mab, hamadryad, naiad, mermaid, kelpie, Ondine, nixie, sprite, denizens of the air, pixy, mythology, heathen-mythology, fairy-mythology, Lempriere, folklore, god-like, fairy-like, sylph-like, sylphic, you moonshine revelers and shades of night.For further exploring for "vishnu" in Webster Dictionary Online
