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Ramakrishna

American  
[rah-muh-krish-nuh] / ˌrɑ məˈkrɪʃ nə /

noun

  1. Sri 1836–86, Hindu religious reformer and mystic.


Ramakrishna British  
/ ˌrɑːməˈkrɪʃnə /

noun

  1. Sri (sriː). 1834–86, Hindu yogi and religious reformer. He preached the equal value of all religions as different paths to God

"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

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In 1983, the chief minister of Karnataka state, Ramakrishna Hegde, sent his lawmakers to a luxury resort when he feared that a rival party was trying to bring down his government.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2022

SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna is scheduled to testify before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence alongside Microsoft President Brad Smith and representatives from the cybersecurity firms CrowdStrike and FireEye.

From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2021

As the Hindu sage Ramakrishna said, “I want to taste sugar, I don’t want to be sugar.”

From Scientific American • Nov. 17, 2018

The company “went back and forth and went back and forth” with the F.D.A. over the study, said Mr. Ramakrishna, the company’s chief medical officer.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2014

At length, after almost twelve years unceasing effort, and undivided purpose Sri Ramakrishna was rewarded with what has been described as "a torrent of spiritual light, deluging his mind and giving him peace."

From Cosmic Consciousness by McIvor-Tyndall, Alexander J. (Alexander James)

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