maharishi

[ mah-huh-ree-shee, muh-hahr-uh- ]
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nounHinduism.
  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.

Origin of maharishi

1
<Sanskrit maharṣi, equivalent to maha- great + -rṣi, combining form of ṛṣi saint

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How to use maharishi in a sentence

  • maharishi, 7-5 you are the first yogi I have known who always stays indoors.

    Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa Yogananda

British Dictionary definitions for maharishi

maharishi

/ (ˌmɑːhɑːˈriːʃɪ, məˈhɑːriːʃɪ) /


noun
  1. Hinduism a Hindu teacher of religious and mystical knowledge

Origin of maharishi

1
from Hindi, from mahā great + rishi sage, saint

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