Definition of Sannyasis

1. sannyasi [n] - See also: sannyasi

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sannyasis

sankos
sankyu
sankyuu
sanmartinite
sannamycin B glycyltransferase
sannie
sannies
sannop
sannops
sannup
sannups
sanny
sannyasi
sannyasin
sannyasins
sannyasis (current term)
sanpan
sanpans
sans
sans-culotte
sans-culottic
sans-culottism
sans-culottisms
sans-serif
sans serif
sans serifs
sansa
sansar
sansars
sansas

Literary usage of Sannyasis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History, Antiquities, Topography, and Statistics of Eastern India by Robert Montgomery Martin (1838)
"There indeed the sannyasis of the north are never called by that name, but are always called ... On this account they are often called Dasnami sannyasis. ..."

2. Description of the Character, Manners, and Customs of the People of India by Jean Antoine Dubois (1817)
"This was perhaps the chief reason for allowing the sannyasis and the ... At the same time, I cannot but believe that the small number of real sannyasis or ..."

3. Hindu Manners, Customs, and Ceremonies by Jean Antoine Dubois, Henry King Beauchamp (1897)
"Can Elijah and John the Baptist be compared for one moment .with the sannyasis Vasishta and Narada? Is there any sort of resemblance between the teachings ..."

4. The History, Antiquities, Topography, and Statistics of Eastern India by Robert Montgomery Martin (1838)
"There indeed the sannyasis of the north are never called by that name, but are always called ... On this account they are often called Dasnami sannyasis. ..."

5. Description of the Character, Manners, and Customs of the People of India by Jean Antoine Dubois (1817)
"This was perhaps the chief reason for allowing the sannyasis and the ... At the same time, I cannot but believe that the small number of real sannyasis or ..."

6. Hindu Manners, Customs, and Ceremonies by Jean Antoine Dubois, Henry King Beauchamp (1897)
"Can Elijah and John the Baptist be compared for one moment .with the sannyasis Vasishta and Narada? Is there any sort of resemblance between the teachings ..."

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