mahatma

ma·hat·ma

M0037500 (mə-hät′mə, -hăt′-)n. Hinduism 1. A person venerated for spirituality and high-mindedness.2. Mahatma Used as a title of respect for such a person.

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[Sanskrit mahātmā : mahā-, great; see meg- in Indo-European roots + ātmā, life, spirit.]

mahatma

(məˈhɑːtmə; -ˈhæt-) n (sometimes capital) 1. (Hinduism) Hinduism a Brahman sage2. (Other Non-Christian Religions) theosophy an adept or sage[C19: from Sanskrit mahātman, from mahā great + ātman soul] maˈhatmaism n

ma•hat•ma

(məˈhɑt mə, -ˈhæt-)

n., pl. -mas. (sometimes cap.) 1. a Brahman sage. 2. (esp. in India) a person who is held in the highest esteem for wisdom and saintliness. [1850–55; < Skt mahātmā, from mahātman high-souled =mahā- great + ātman atman]

mahatma

A Sanskrit wordmeaning “great of soul,”given as a title to Gandhi by his Hindu followers.

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Noun

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mahatma - (Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sageHindooism, Hinduism - a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evilssage - a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom

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