swami
or swa·my
an honorific title given to a Hindu religious teacher.
a person resembling a swami, especially in authority, critical judgment, etc.; pundit: The swamis are saying the stock market is due for a drop.
Origin of swami
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How to use swami in a sentence
While for some devotees there was no matter too trivial on which to consult him—“swami Ji, should I cut my hair?”
She just yelled at me and told me I had to go work things out with swami Ji.
In April, I met in Manhattan with swami Nikhilanand Ji, a JKP preacher who studied at Barsana Dham.
And you knew, right away, that swami was a phony from Flatbush.
Sense from Thought Divide | Mark Irvin CliftonThe swami seemed to sense the impatience, or it might have been coincidence.
Sense from Thought Divide | Mark Irvin Clifton
This was probably not typical of the swami's usual audience composition.
Sense from Thought Divide | Mark Irvin CliftonThe swami was an obvious phony of the baldest fakery, yet he had something.
Sense from Thought Divide | Mark Irvin Clifton"Float me over that ash tray there on the desk," I said casually to the swami.
Sense from Thought Divide | Mark Irvin Clifton
British Dictionary definitions for swami
/ (ˈswɑːmɪ) /
(in India) a title of respect for a Hindu saint or religious teacher
Origin of swami
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