A halin yanzu ba a jera kalmar "Krishnaism" a yawancin ƙamus na yau da kullun ba. Duk da haka, kalma ce da ake amfani da ita a wasu lokuta don bayyana al'adu ko ayyuka daban-daban na addini waɗanda ke mai da hankali kan bautar gunkin Hindu Krishna. Waɗannan hadisai na iya haɗawa da ƙungiyar Hare Krishna, wacce aka fi sani da Ƙungiyar Ƙwararrun Krishna (ISKCON), da kuma al'adun yanki da na gida daban-daban a cikin Indiya da sauran sassan duniya. Krishnaism sau da yawa ana daukarsa a matsayin reshe na addinin Hindu, kuma ana siffanta shi da zurfin sadaukarwa ga Krishna a matsayin siffa na allahntaka da jagorar ruhaniya.