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Webster 1913 Edition

Vishnu

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Vish′nu

(vĭsh′noō)
,
Noun.
[Skr.
Vishṇu
, from
vish
to pervade., to extend through nature.]
(Hindu Myth.)
A divinity of the modern Hindu trimurti, or trinity. He is regarded as the preserver, while Brahma is the creator, and Siva the destroyer of the creation.

Webster 1828 Edition

Vishnu

VISH'NU

,
Noun.
In the Hindoo mythology, the name of one of the chief deities of the trimurti or triad. He is the second person of this unity, and a personification of the preserving powers.

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