Juggernaut (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. any large, overpowering force or object, such as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team.
  2. anything requiring blind devotion or cruel sacrifice.
  3. A large, heavy vehicle, especially a truck.
noun
  1. any terrible force, esp one that destroys or that demands complete self-sacrifice
  2. a very large lorry for transporting goods by road, esp one that travels throughout Europe
noun Hinduism
  1. a crude idol of Krishna worshipped at Puri and throughout Odisha (formerly Orissa) and Bengal. At an annual festival the idol is wheeled through the town on a gigantic chariot and devotees are supposed to have formerly thrown themselves under the wheels
  2. a form of Krishna miraculously raised by Brahma from the state of a crude idol to that of a living god
Juggernaut (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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