juggernauts

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plural of juggernaut
juggernaut
A large, cumbersome truck or lorry, especially an artic (typically used somewhat disparagingly)
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A massive inexorable force, movement, campaign, or object that crushes whatever in its way
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{i} Jagannath, idol of Krishna
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One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindoos
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It is now known that any death within the temple of Jagannath is considered to render the place unclean, and any spilling of blood in the presence of the idol is a pollution
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An institution that incites destructive devotion or to which people are carelessly sacrificed
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A particular form of Vishnu, or of Krishna, whose chief idol and worship are at Puri, in Orissa
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The principal festivals are the Snanayatra, when the idol is bathed, and the Rathayatra, when the image is drawn upon a car adorned with obscene paintings
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a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
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{i} destructive force; something which requires blind devotion or cruel sacrifice
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The idol is considered to contain the bones of Krishna and to possess a soul
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a crude idol of Krishna
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a crude idol of Krishna a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
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disapproval If you describe an organization or group as a juggernaut, you are critical of them because they are large and extremely powerful, and you think they are not being controlled properly. The group became a sales juggernaut in the commodity options business
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A literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path
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Formerly it was erroneously supposed that devotees allowed themselves to be crushed beneath the wheels of this car
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an avatar of Vishnu
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A juggernaut is a very large truck
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    Etymology

    [ 'j&-g&r-"not, -"nä ] (noun.) 1841. Hindi JagannAth, literally, lord of the world, title of Vishnu.
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