[f. as prec. + -ITE.] A worshipper of Vishnu; an adherent of Vishnuism. Also attrib. or as adj.
1849. Gospel Herald (Voree, WI), 18 Jan., 8/2. They [Brahmanists] are divided into, 1. Vishnuites, or worshippers of Vishnu—and 2. Shivites, or worshippers of Shiva.
1871. Tylor, Prim. Cult., II. 364. A Vishnuite who has inadvertently killed a monkey … may expiate his offence by a mock sacrifice.
1882. Athenæum, 17 June, 758/3. The great Çivaite and Vishnuite systems of more recent times.
