˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

mahatma

[ muh-haht-muh, -hat- ]

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)
  1. a Brahman sage.
  2. (especially 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.


mahatma

/ məˈhÉ‘ËtmÉ™; -ˈhæt- /

noun

  1. Hinduism a Brahman sage
  2. theosophy an adept or sage
“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
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ³¾²¹Ëˆ³ó²¹³Ù³¾²¹¾±²õ³¾, noun
Discover More

Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾²¹Â·³ó²¹³Ùm²¹Â·¾±²õ³¾ noun
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mahatma1

1850–55; < Sanskrit ³¾²¹³óÄå³Ù³¾Äå, nominative singular of ³¾²¹³óÄå³Ù³¾²¹²Ô high-souled, magnanimous, equivalent to ³¾²¹³óÄå- great + Äå³Ù³¾²¹²Ô atman
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mahatma1

C19: from Sanskrit ³¾²¹³óÄå³Ù³¾²¹²Ô, from ³¾²¹³óÄå great + Äå³Ù³¾²¹²Ô soul
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Gandhi, by then largely known as the mahatma, or “great soul,†had helped lead India into its independent future less than a year before, with millions of Indian nationalists by his side.

From

He called Tribe, one of country’s foremost constitutional scholars, “a big mahatma†who “thinks he can get away with this sort of thing.â€

From

It centers around a towering bronze statue of Indian independence leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, also known as the mahatma or “great soul.â€

From

But a statue of Mohandas Gandhi in a Delhi park seemed girded for the struggle ahead: Antipollution campaigners had fitted the mahatma with a respirator mask.

From

Certain subjects, like Gandhi, who is often referred to as mahatma, or great soul, are particularly guarded.

From

Advertisement

Related ˜yÐÄvlogs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement