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mahatma

American  
[muh-haht-muh, -hat-] / məˈhɑt mə, -ˈhæt- /

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 British  
/ məˈhɑːtmə, -ˈhæt- /

noun

  1. Hinduism a Brahman sage

  2. theosophy an adept or sage

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Other Word Forms

  • mahatmaism noun

Etymology

Origin of mahatma

1850–55; < Sanskrit mahātmā, nominative singular of mahātman high-souled, magnanimous, equivalent to mahā- great + ātman atman

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