Etymology

Krishnology

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Today it means: The position of Krishna in Krishnaism viewed as a parallel of that of Christ in Christianity. Full definition →

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From Krishna + -ology. As a nonce word (attested 1929) used for illustrating the parallels between Christology and the theology of Krishnaism. Since the late 2000s also used by ISKCON authors in a more general sense.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.