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[muh-haht-muh, -hat-] 
–noun (sometimes initial capital letter
)
) | 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. |
Origin:
1850–55; < Skt mahātmā, nom. sing. of mahātman high-souled, magnanimous, equiv. to mahā- great + ātman atman
1850–55; < Skt mahātmā, nom. sing. of mahātman high-souled, magnanimous, equiv. to mahā- great + ātman atman
Related forms:
ma⋅hat⋅ma⋅ism, noun
Gan⋅dhi
[gahn-dee, gan-] –noun
| 1. | In⋅di⋅ra [in-deer-uh] , 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru). |
| 2. | Mo⋅han⋅das Kar⋅am⋅chand [moh-huhn-dahs kuhr-uhm-chuhnd] , (“Mahatma”), 1869–1948, Hindu religious leader, nationalist, and social reformer. |
| 3. | Ra⋅jiv [rah-jeev] , 1944–91, Indian political leader: prime minister 1984–89 (son of Indira). |
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| ma·hat·ma (mə-hät'mə, -hāt'-) n. Hinduism
[Sanskrit mahātmā : mahā-, great; see meg- in Indo-European roots + ātmā, life, spirit.] |
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Mahatma
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.
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mahatma
1884, lit. "great-souled," from Skt. mahatman, from maha "great" (see maharajah) + atman "breath, soul, principle of life." In esoteric Buddhism, "a person of supernatural powers." In common use, as a title, a mark of love and respect. Said to have been applied to Gandhi (1869-1948) in 1915 by poet Rabrindranath Tagore.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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