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Definition of Guruship
1. the office of a guru [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guruship
| gurs gursh gurshes gurt gurts guru gurudom gurudoms guruism guruisms | guruji gurujis gurulike gurus guruship (current term) guruships gus gusan gusans gush | gushed gusher gushers gushes gushest gusheth gushfest gushier gushiest |
Literary usage of Guruship
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Among the Gods, Scenes of India by Augusta Klein (1895)
"The fourth Guru was Kam-das, who succeeded to the guruship AD 1574. ... He named
as his successor his son Arjun; and thenceforth the guruship became an ..."
2. A History of Hindu Civilisation During British Rule by Pramatha Nath Bose (1894)
"The guruship is sometimes elective, but oftener hereditary. ... But hereditary
guruship is often productive of the most mischievous results. ..."
3. Studies in the History of Religions: Presented to Crawford Howell Toy by by David Gordon Lyon, George Foot Moore (1912)
"Nevertheless the note of guruship as well as that of apostolic succession is
struck in the legend of Nanak. He exacted obedience from his adherents. ..."
4. A History of Hindu Civilisation During British Rule by Pramatha Nath Bose (1894)
"The guruship is sometimes elective, but oftener hereditary. ... But hereditary
guruship is often productive of the most mischievous results. ..."
5. Robert Clark of the Panjab: Pioneer and Missionary Statesman by Henry Martyn Clark (1907)
"He compiled the " Original Sikh Scripture," the Adi Granth, from his own writings
and those of his predecessors in the guruship, and during his pontificate ..."
6. A Handbook of the Fighting Races of India by P. D. Bonarjee (1899)
"He continued in the guruship till his death in 1552 AD The fourteen years of his
administration were not remarkable for anything in particular, ..."
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