单词 | mahatma |
释义 | mahatma —mahatmaism, n. /meuh haht"meuh, -hat"-/, n. (sometimes cap.) 1. a Brahman sage. 2. (esp. in India) a person who is held in the highest esteem for wisdom and saintliness. 3. (in Theosophy) a great sage who has renounced further spiritual development in order to aid those who are less advanced. [1850-55; < Skt mahatma, nom. sing. of mahatman high-souled, magnanimous, equiv. to maha- great + atman ATMAN] |
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