maharishi

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

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

/ ˌmɑːhɑːˈriːʃɪ, məˈhɑːriːʃɪ /

noun

1. Hinduism a Hindu teacher of religious and mystical knowledge

Word History and Origins

Origin of maharishi¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of maharishi¹

from Hindi, from mahā great + rishi sage, saint

Example Sentences

And, in between lectures on TM and its many benefits, capped off by a message from the Maharishi himself via satellite, as Zoom wasn’t a thing at the time, I got to share a cigarette with Lynch.

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And, in between lectures on TM and its many benefits, capped off by a message from the Maharishi himself via satellite, as Zoom wasn't a thing at the time, I got to share a cigarette with Lynch.

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The Maharishi, with whom the band briefly toured, gave my dad his mantra.

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The more than 100 lots include photos taken by Boyd, who became an accomplished photographer, among them images of The Beatles’ 1968 stay at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram in India.

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In Maharishi Valmiki’s "Ramayana," the original text of the epic, Rama saves Sita but then renounces her because she’s been in another man’s abode.

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