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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vishnu \Vish"nu\ (v[i^]sh"n[=oo]), noun [Skr. Vish[.n]u, from vish to pervade., to extend through nature.] (Hindu Myth.) A divinity of the modern Hindu trimurti, or trinity. He is regarded as the preserver, while Brahma is the creator, and Siva the destroyer of the creation.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Vishnu
noun: the Sustainer; a Hindu divinity worshipped as the preserver of worlds
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "Vishnu": Agni, Asvins, Atman, Avalokita, Bhairava, Bhairavi, Brahma, Buddha, Chandi, Daksha, Devaki, Devi, Dharma, Dharti Mai, Durga, Dyaus, Ganapati, Ganesa, Ganesha, Garuda, Hanuman, Himavat, Indra, Jagannath, Juggernaut, Kali, Kama, Kamsa, Karttikeya, Kurma, Lakshmi, Matsya, Narsinh, Parjanya, Parshuram, Parvati, Pushan, Rahu, Rama, Rhibhus, Rudra, Sarasvati, Savitar, Shiva, Sita, Siva, Soma, Surya, Uma, Ushas, Vaja, Vaman, Varah, Varuna, Varuni, Vayu, Yama, the Destroyer, the Preserver, the Regenerator, the Supreme Soul, the Universal Ego
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