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[ muh-haht-muh, -hat- ] / məˈhɑt mə, -ˈhæt- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mahatma ON THESAURUS.COM
noun (sometimes initial capital letter)a Brahman sage. (especially in India) a person who is held in the highest esteem for wisdom and saintliness. (in Theosophy) a great sage who has renounced further spiritual development in order to aid those who are less advanced. Origin of mahatma1850–55; <Sanskrit mahātmā, nominative singular of mahātman high-souled, magnanimous, equivalent to mahā- great + ātmanatman OTHER WORDS FROM mahatmama·hat·ma·ism, nounWords nearby mahatmamaharanee, maharani, Maharashtra, maharishi, Mahasamadhi, mahatma, Mahatma Gandhi, Mahavira, Mahayana, Maha Yuga, Mahdi Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mahatmaThe Nobel committee said he was continuing in the noble tradition of Mahatma Gandhi. Malala Yousafzai Is the Youngest Nobel Peace Prize Winner in History|Nico Hines|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST South Africa, not India, was the crucible in which the Mahatma was forged. Best Books About the Rest of the World|Kapil Komireddi|December 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST First film recording of Mahatma Gandhi, 1931, is now available on YouTube. Watch: Gandhi's First Video Interview|David Frum|February 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST If Mahatma Gandhi returned and was democratically elected as president of the Palestinian Authority, it would not matter. Why I Like Naftali Bennett|Shaul Magid|January 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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Enough with the Mahatma Obama shtick already. An Open Letter to Journalists: President Obama Is A Politician|Andrew Romano|May 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST A new personification came and assisted the deceased relationhe was nothing less than a Mahatma from India! Metapsychical Phenomena|J. Maxwell To it a Mahatma is a kind of spiritual Mrs. Harris, giving an address in Thibet at which no letters are delivered. The Mahatma and the Hare|H. Rider Haggard Mahatma Gandhiji's Charkha has caused much laughter before the officials. India for Indians|C. R. (Chittaranjan) Das A heavy monster splashed somewhere beneath us and the Mahatma raised the lantern to peer into our faces. Caves of Terror|Talbot Mundy I confess that it thrilled me, for I did not care to think of the Mahatma's death, having come rather to like the man. Caves of Terror|Talbot Mundy
British Dictionary definitions for mahatma
noun (sometimes capital)Hinduism a Brahman sage theosophy an adept or sage Derived forms of mahatmamahatmaism, nounWord Origin for mahatmaC19: from Sanskrit mahātman, from mahā great + ātman soul Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mahatmasomeone, figure, luminary, personage, hero, star, personality, superstar, intellectual, teacher, pundit, guru, philosopher, savant, master, mentor, guide, intellect, thinker, somebody |