Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vaishnavism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: vaish-nav-ism
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A branch of Hinduism focusing on the worship of Vishnu.

Etymology

From Sanskrit वैष्णव (vaiṣṇava, “related to Vishnu”) + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: वैष्णव

Frequently Paired Words

Vaishnavist

Synonyms

Vishnuism vaisnavism

Questions

What does vaishnavism mean?: A branch of Hinduism focusing on the worship of Vishnu.
Where does vaishnavism come from?: From Sanskrit वैष्णव (vaiṣṇava, “related to Vishnu”) + -ism.

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