Hare Krishna definition

noun

(1) A chant to the Hindu god Krishna

(2) A religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy

(3) Worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness