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 Definitions of mahatma  [əˈhɑt mə, -ˈhæt-]  

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Definition of 'mahatma' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) mahatma
a Brahman sage.

2.  mahatma
(esp. in India) a person who is held in the highest esteem for wisdom and saintliness.

Etymology:  (1850–55; < Skt mahātmā, from mahātman high-souled =mahā- great +ātmanatman)

Definition of 'mahatma' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) mahatma
(Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage


Definitions of 'mahatma' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  mahatma
one who, according to the Theosophists, has passed through the complete cycle of incarnation, has thereby attained perfection of being, and acquired the rank of high priesthood and miraculous powers in the spirit world, one, it would seem, of "the spirits of just men made perfect."



'mahatma' - Nearby Entries  

maharani  maharashtra  mahatma  mahatma gandhi  mahayana  mahayana buddhism  mahayanist  



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