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sadhu

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sa⋅dhu

[sah-doo]
–noun Hinduism.
an ascetic holy man, esp. a monk.

Origin:
1835–45; < Skt sādhu good, a holy man
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sa·dhu also sad·dhu   (sä'dōō)   
n.   Hinduism
An ascetic holy man.

[From Sanskrit sādhu-, right, holy.]
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