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swa⋅mi

  [swah-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies.
1. an honorific title given to a Hindu religious teacher.
2. a person resembling a swami, esp. in authority, critical judgment, etc.; pundit: The swamis are saying the stock market is due for a drop.
Also, swamy.

Origin:
1765–75; < Skt svāmī, nom. sing. of svāmin master, owner
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swa·mi   (swä'mē)   
n.   pl. swa·mis

  1. Hinduism A religious teacher.

  2. A mystic; a yogi.

  3. Used as a form of address for such a person.


[Hindi svāmī, master, swami, from Sanskrit, being one's own master, possessing proprietary rights; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

swami 
1773, " an idol," later, "religious teacher" (1901), from Hindi swami "master" (used as a term of address to a Brahmin), from Skt. svami (gen. svaminas) "lord, master," from sva-s "one's own" (cognate with L. sui; see idiom) + amah "pressure, vehemence."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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