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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
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Synonyms:
Hare Krishna
,
ISKCON
See Also:
Hindooism
,
Hinduism
,
religious order
,
religious sect
,
sect
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