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Jagannātha
Sanskrit · ancient
"Lord of the World"
literally "Lord of the World", a name for the Hindu deity Krishna/Vishnu
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juggernaut
Hindi/English · 1600s
"the massive temple cart of Jagannath"
British observers described the massive temple cart of this deity crushing devotees in its path
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juggernaut
English · 1800s
"an overwhelming, unstoppable force"
generalized to mean any unstoppable, crushing force
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