juggernaut

Etymology
17th century, from  /  or, from  (Jagannatha), a title for the Hindu deity Vishnu's avatar Krishna. English form influenced by suffix. .

From British colonial era in India, witnessing the (chariot parade) at Puri, Orissa. The festival features a huge annual procession, with a wagon of the idol of. Pulled with ropes by hundreds of devotees, the wagon develops considerable momentum and becomes unstoppable.

Noun

 * 1) A literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path.
 * 2)  A large, cumbersome truck or lorry, especially an artic.
 * 3) An institution that incites destructive devotion or to which people are carelessly sacrificed.
 * 1)  A large, cumbersome truck or lorry, especially an artic.
 * 2) An institution that incites destructive devotion or to which people are carelessly sacrificed.
 * 1)  A large, cumbersome truck or lorry, especially an artic.
 * 2) An institution that incites destructive devotion or to which people are carelessly sacrificed.
 * 1) An institution that incites destructive devotion or to which people are carelessly sacrificed.

Translations

 * Arabic: طَاغُوت, جِبْت
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: ŝoserulilo
 * Estonian: teerull
 * Finnish: kaiken tieltään tuhoava voima,
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:, , , mindent eltipró/elsöprő erő/​tárgy, megállíthatatlan/feltartóztathatatlan/​legyőzhetetlen/irdatlan/pusztító erő/tárgy
 * Italian: macchina da guerra
 * Japanese: 圧倒的な力
 * Russian: джаггерна́ут
 * Spanish: ,
 * Welsh: jygarnot


 * Finnish: täysperävaunurekka
 * French:
 * German:, Monstertruck
 * Japanese: 超大型トレーラートラック
 * Russian:


 * German: