Juggernaut

Preserved but no longer current.

Also seen as: Jagganath

Meaning · English

A Hindu god, "Lord of the World," having his temple at Puri, in

Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Common questions

What does “Juggernaut” mean?

A Hindu god, "Lord of the World," having his temple at Puri, in

Is “Juggernaut” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.