Meaning of MAHATMA
| Pronunciation: | | mu'hâtmu
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | [n] (Hinduism) term of respect for a Brahmin sage |
| |
| | Sponsored Links: | |
|
| |
| | See Also: | | sage | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \Ma*hat"ma\, n. [Skr. mah[=a]tman, lit., great-souled,
wise.] (Theosophy)
One of a class of sages, or ``adepts,'' reputed to have
knowledge and powers of a higher order than those of ordinary
men. -- {Ma*hat"ma*ism}, n.
|
| |
| Thesaurus Terms |
| |
| | Related Terms: | | ace, adept, angel, anthroposophist, authority, cabalist, crackerjack, doctor, elder, elder statesman, esoteric, first-rater, genius, good hand, great, great soul, guru, holy man, illuminate, intellect, intellectual, lover of wisdom, magician, man of genius, man of intellect, man of wisdom, mandarin, master, master hand, mastermind, mentor, mystagogue, mystic, oracle, past master, philosopher, practiced hand, prodigy, rabbi, rishi, sage, saint, sapient, savant, scholar, seer, skilled hand, star, starets, supernaturalist, superstar, theosophist, thinker, topnotcher, transcendentalist, virtuoso, whiz, wise man, wise old man, wizard, yogi, yogin, yogist |
| |
|
|
|