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Ar⋅hat

  [ahr-huht]
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–noun
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices. Compare Bodhisattva.
Also, Ar⋅hant  [ahr-huhnt] .

Origin:
1865–70; < Skt: meriting respect, deriv. of arhati (he) merits

Related forms:
Ar⋅hat⋅ship, noun
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ar·hat   (är'hət)   
n.   Buddhism
One who has attained enlightenment.

[Sanskrit, from present participle of arhati, he deserves.]
ar'hat·ship' n.
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