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maharishi

American  
[mah-huh-ree-shee, muh-hahr-uh-] / mɑ həˈri ʃi, məˈhɑr ə- /

noun

Hinduism.
  1. a teacher of spiritual and mystical knowledge; religious sage: often used as an honorary title.

  2. any of the seven great mythological seers of the Vedic and post-Vedic writings: identified with the seven stars of Ursa Major.


maharishi British  
/ ˌmɑːhɑːˈriːʃɪ, məˈhɑːriːʃɪ /

noun

  1. Hinduism a Hindu teacher of religious and mystical knowledge

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of maharishi

< Sanskrit maharṣi, equivalent to maha- great + -rṣi, combining form of ṛṣi saint

Example Sentences

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Mr. Chodan said he saw the maharishi speak at a Beach Boys concert at Iona College, after Mike Love, the Beach Boys singer, let Mr. Chodan in the back door.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2013

Mr. Chodan, who has two grown children, said he began teaching yoga and transcendental meditation and studied with the maharishi in Kashmir and Switzerland.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2013

More important, immediately after last season, he de-liberalized the offense by replacing coordinator Mike Martz, a high-stakes passing maharishi, with Mike Tice, a meat-and-potatoes offensive line coach.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2012

There is also a one-month mandatory course in TM and an introduction to SCI, which the maharishi describes as a general philosophy emphasizing "the infinite, unbounded nature of intelligence."

From Time Magazine Archive

Kate Winslet comes on as a dull yet impressionable girl seeking spiritual redemption in the ashram of a slightly suspect Indian maharishi.

From Time Magazine Archive

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