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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•hat•ma (mə hät′mə, -hat′-),USA pronunciation n. (sometimes cap.) - Eastern Religionsa Brahman sage.
- Eastern Religions(esp. in India) a person who is held in the highest esteem for wisdom and saintliness.
- Eastern Religions(in Theosophy) a great sage who has renounced further spiritual development in order to aid those who are less advanced.
- Sanskrit mahātmā, nominative singular of mahātman high-souled, magnanimous, equivalent. to mahā- great + ātman atman
- 1850–55
ma•hat′ma•ism, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mahatma /məˈhɑːtmə -ˈhæt-/ n (sometimes capital)- a Brahman sage
- an adept or sage
Etymology: 19th Century: from Sanskrit mahātman, from mahā great + ātman soul |