Hare Krishna

noun

Ha·​re Krish·​na ˈhär-ē-ˈkrish-nə How to pronounce Hare Krishna (audio)
ˈher-,
ˈha-rē-
plural Hare Krishna or Hare Krishnas
: a member of a religious group dedicated to the worship of the Hindu god Krishna

Examples of Hare Krishna in a Sentence

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As the journalist Henry Sanderson writes in his book Volt Rush: The farm became a hippy commune where groups of young people from the Hare Krishna temple worked the apple orchard, meditated, and ate vegetarian food together. Vince Beiser, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024 Their proceeds will help support a Hare Krishna hospital in Mumbai and people in need in the Indian state of West Bengal and the country of Bangladesh to the east. Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 4 May 2021 Allen Ginsberg chanted Hare Krishna on TV, making earnest eye contact with a visibly uncomfortable William F. Buckley, and again for an audience of Hells Angels at Ken Kesey’s house, famously documented in Tom Wolfe’s Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. Ashley Stimpson, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2022 On Firing Line, the poet Allen Ginsberg chanted a Hare Krishna chant — long. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Feb. 2023 It is hidden down a passageway in the Hare Krishna temple complex on a side street in Culver City. Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022 The event included cultural activities, dance and drama performances, traditional Vedic chants of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, keynote speakers and a complimentary multi-course vegetarian dinner. Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2022 Street child turned Hare Krishna priest turned secret policeman turned lawyer, Prof. Wajackoyah is vowing to put the entire country on a four-day work schedule. Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022 Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. Ashley Stimpson, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2022

Word History

Etymology

from Hare Krishna, phrase in a chant, from Hindi hare Kṛṣṇa O Krishna!

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Hare Krishna was in 1966

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“Hare Krishna.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hare%20Krishna. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.

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