maharishi
Americannoun
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a teacher of spiritual and mystical knowledge; religious sage: often used as an honorary title.
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any of the seven great mythological seers of the Vedic and post-Vedic writings: identified with the seven stars of Ursa Major.
noun
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
So, this time, they’re trying a mix: offensive maharishi and multi-Super Bowl champion, Mike Shanahan.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2010
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
Some TM critics are put off by this kind of extravagant claim, and others* fault the maharishi for his flair for commercialism, his undoubted talent for getting publicity, and his global ambition.
From Time Magazine Archive
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