juggernaut

An overwhelming or unstoppable force.

To crush as if by Juggernaut.

The popular form of Jagannatha, the name of the famous Hindu idol. See Jagannatha, 2.

Figuratively, something, as an idea, custom, fashion, requirement, etc., to which one either devotes himself or is blindly sacrificed.

One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindus. See also jagannath.

Any large, unstoppable force, power, or popular movement which defeats or destroys any person who gets in its way or attempts to stop it.

A literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path.

A large, cumbersome truck or lorry, especially an artic (typically used somewhat disparagingly).

An institution that incites destructive devotion or to which people are carelessly sacrificed.

a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way