mahatma

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as in yogi

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Recent Examples of mahatma But a statue of Mohandas Gandhi in a Delhi park seemed girded for the struggle ahead: Antipollution campaigners had fitted the mahatma with a respirator mask. — Brook Larmer, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mahatma
  1. yogi
  2. swami
  3. guru
  4. pandit
  5. rabbi
  6. intellectual
  7. intellect
Noun
  • Mental health practitioners, alternative health providers, massage therapists, Reiki practitioners and a yogi can all be accessed at the wellness tent.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
  • The journey into the gap between stimulus and reaction isn’t about achieving a state of perfect, yogi-like calm.
    — Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Definition of yogi
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  • Play the damn game without worrying about all that swami stuff.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2026
  • Several sequels followed, including one called Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, in which Karloff plays a hypnotist swami from the Orient.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Definition of swami
Noun
  • His guru, Ramakrishna, was a 19th-century mystic and spiritual teacher in Bengal whose teachings on the unity underlying all religions shaped the worldview Vivekananda would go on to spread globally.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 July 2026
  • After her longtime hair guru found love with White Lotus star Gage, Kardashian appeared more than happy to officiate the pair's black-and-white nuptials, which also included a performance from Shania Twain.
    — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of guru
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  • Her grandmother isn’t a pandit – in India, as well as in Indian diaspora communities, that’s been a domain that is largely populated by men, with cultural mores at play.
    — Deepti Hajela, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Her father worked as a pandit -- or Hindu priest -- at a temple, and visited homes to perform rituals.
    — Vedika Sud, Esha Mitra and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 11 June 2021
Definition of pandit
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  • His opponent, Stephanie Ruskay, struggled to articulate a clear rationale for her candidacy — one week running as a mom, the next as a rabbi.
    — Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
  • Or, in this case, a rabbi with a realization.
    — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Definition of rabbi
Noun
  • Perched along the Sea of Marmara, the boutique property sits on the largest of the islands, Büyükada, whose Ottoman-era mansions are where intellectuals and aristocrats held court in the 19th century.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 July 2026
  • Coffin, the co-creator and voice of the Minions, was born in France to Franco-Indonesian intellectuals who only turned on the TV for old movies.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of intellectual
Noun
  • His ebullience, keen intellect and warmth jump off the pages.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Recognizing her extraordinary intellect, the Wheatley family educated her, and by age 20 her poetry had earned publication in London.
    — Robin Follman, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
Definition of intellect

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