Meanings
- uncountableThe position of Krishna in Krishnaism viewed as a parallel of that of Christ in Christianity.
Christology and Krishnology: a critical study of the concept of Avatora from the Christian standpoint (1952, title)http://books.google.com/books?id=YsEcHAAACAAJ&dq=Krishnology+-%22Webster%27s+Quotations%22&hl=en&ei=rJx3TJCeHpuP4gafyJy7Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAA
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Whether it be questions of Science or Philosophy, or of Christology or Krishnology (1929)http://books.google.com/books?id=HwgaAAAAMAAJ&q=Krishnology+-%22Webster%27s+Quotations%22&dq=Krishnology+-%22Webster%27s+Quotations%22&hl=en&ei=W5x3TJfMAp-g4Qbdm5zSBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCkQ6AEwATgK
- uncountableThe academic study of the Vishnu theology of Krishna in general.
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ISKCON has recently brought the academic study of Krishna into western academia as Krishnology. (2009)http://books.google.com/books?id=J7AIg5bVFCYC&pg=PA162&dq=Krishnology+-%22Webster%27s+Quotations%22+-Christology&hl=en&ei=Hp13TKGvC4_14AbxqrDgBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Krishnology%20-%22Webster%27s%20Quotations%22%20-Christology&f=false
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Krishnology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Krishnology
“Krishnology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Krishnology. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Krishnology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Krishnology.
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