MAHATMA Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

mahatma

noun

Definition of mahatma

as in yogi

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Noun

For us, Shiva is the Adiyogi – the first yogi, and the Adiguru – the first guru.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Ahead, here is everything to know about the social worker, yogi, and former makeup artist who brought Meghan Markle into the world.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 15 July 2026

Definition of yogi

Noun

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

The player’s dining companions included his wife, Mariah Riddlesprigger, as well as hospitality guru David Grutman, who owns the Japanese steakhouse with Bad Bunny.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
She’s lured to her choice by Ricki, played by Lily James, a charismatic empowerment guru who sees Rita as a mark, and her hauntedness as a source of vulnerability.

— Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of guru

Noun

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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Following his opera career, Schachtel’s father became a cantor and married a granddaughter of Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor, a rabbi of Grodno, after whom the seminary of Yeshiva University is named.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Schneier is the president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding and the founding senior rabbi of The Hampton Synagogue.

— Marc Schneier, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of rabbi

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Latin became the language of administration in the western half of the empire—the language used by politicians, soldiers, and intellectuals.

— Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026
León-Portilla wrote extensively about the conquest of Mexico from the Mexica viewpoint, documented the philosophy of Aztec intellectuals and analyzed poems in Nahuatl — the language of the Mexica empire.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of intellectual

Noun

Fundamentalists will claim that the moral code that follows from their faith needs no intellect to follow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
That far down the line, the brand should still represent creativity, beauty, culture, intellect and craftsmanship.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

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