Juggernaut

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  • noun. An overwhelming or unstoppable force.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To crush as if by Juggernaut.
  • noun. The popular form of Jagannatha, the name of the famous Hindu idol. See Jagannatha, 2.
  • noun. Figuratively, something, as an idea, custom, fashion, requirement, etc., to which one either devotes himself or is blindly sacrificed.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindus. See also jagannath.
  • noun. Any large, unstoppable force, power, or popular movement which defeats or destroys any person who gets in its way or attempts to stop it.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path.
  • noun. A large, cumbersome truck or lorry, especially an artic (typically used somewhat disparagingly).
  • noun. An institution that incites destructive devotion or to which people are carelessly sacrificed.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
  • noun. a crude idol of Krishna
  • noun. an avatar of Vishnu
  • Word Usage
    "One example is the word "juggernaut," defined as a "massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path.""
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