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    ISKCON

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 celibacyplay

    Synonyms:

    Hare Krishna; International Society for Krishna Consciousness; ISKCON

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("ISKCON" is a kind of...):

    religious order; religious sect; sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)

    Meronyms (members of "ISKCON"):

    Hare Krishna (worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness)

    Holonyms ("ISKCON" is a member of...):

    Hindooism; Hinduism (the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal)

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