Vishnu

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vishnu \Vish"nu\ (v[i^]sh"n[=oo]), n. [Skr. Vish[.n]u, from vish
     to pervade., to extend through nature.] (Hindu Myth.)
     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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Vishnu
       n : the Sustainer; a Hindu divinity worshipped as the preserver
           of worlds

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  62 Moby Thesaurus words for "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 Ego