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Definition of Mahatma
1. Noun. (Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage.
Definition of Mahatma
1. n. One of a class of sages, or "adepts," reputed to have knowledge and powers of a higher order than those of ordinary men.
Definition of Mahatma
1. Noun. An epithet granted in India and Tibet to people thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity ¹
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Definition of Mahatma
1. a Hindu sage [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mahatma
Literary usage of Mahatma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1898)
"mahatma r^ALLEN in evil case, thy courage wavereth not; |^ Thy work thou followest,
heedful, resolute, Neck to the yoke. Sorrow—when 'tis thy lot, ..."
2. Madame Blavatsky and Her "theosophy": A Study by Arthur Lillie (1895)
"I. THE mahatma AND THE " WESTMINSTER GAZETTE." WHILST these sheets are passing
through the press some singular ... It appears that the mahatma (his name is ..."
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