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Vishnuvite|ˈvɪʃnuːvaɪt|
[f. as prec., with v from the Skr. adj. vaishṇavá belonging to Vishnu.]
= prec.
The form Vishnavite has had some currency.
1883Encycl. Brit. XV. 185/1 The Vishnuvites are chiefly found in the northern districts [of the Madras Presidency]. 1896Mission. Herald (Boston) Oct. 395 This evangelist..saw a Vishnuvite mendicant approaching..singing a Christian hymn. Ibid., He was singing them in place of his old Vishnuvite hymns. |