hare krishna

Questions about hare krishna

What does hare krishna mean?

hare krishna means "worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for hare krishna?

Close synonyms include International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hare krishna a common word?

hare krishna is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.