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Meaning of INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS

 
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 Definition: 
[n]  a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' (`O Krishna!') and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy
 
 Synonyms: Hare Krishna, ISKCON
 
 See Also: Hindooism, Hinduism, religious order, religious sect, sect

 

 

 

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