chela
1 Americannoun
plural
chelaenoun
noun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of chela1
1640–50; < New Latin < Greek chēlḗ claw
Origin of chela2
1825–35; < Hindi celā; compare Pali cellaka monk, Prakrit cilla boy, student
Example Sentences
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The drink's name represents maybe the world's best contraction, combining "chela," a slang term for beer; "ada" from "helada," meaning cold; and "mi" for mine — a.k.a "my cold beer."
From Salon • Jul. 4, 2022
The chela pointed to a broad-shouldered, fine-featured man with long hair and hoary beard.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa
When a man felt that he had sufficient courage and insensibility he begged the oldest and most renowned Thug of the gang to make him his chela or disciple.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
This principle of the power of the Mental Image is strongly impressed upon the mind of the chela, or student, by the Yogi teachers.
From A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga by Atkinson, William Walker
In the first case, that of co-ordination, the ancient Wisdom admonishes the student or chela to “make the mind one pointed, like a light burning in a quiet place.”
From The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology by Buck, J. D. (Jirah Dewey)
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