rishi

American  

[rish-ee] / ˈrɪʃ i /

noun

Hinduism.

1. an inspired sage or poet.

2. (initial capital letter) one of seven of these to whom the Vedas supposedly were revealed.

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Etymology

Origin of rishi

First recorded in 1760–70, rishi is from the Sanskrit word ṛṣi

Example Sentences

The pages often depicted multiple politicians, including Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Zia Yusuf, in the same fake situation – for example, storming out of a BBC interview after dramatic arguments with Laura Kuenssberg.

From BBC

Rishi Sunak has said not all jobs could be saved during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the government was able to prevent mass unemployment.

From BBC

As former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak posted recently after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky showed him real-time battlefield updates on his iPad, “80% of the casualties Ukraine is inflicting are from drones. The world has changed. Defence has changed. Warfare has changed. And we must adapt fast.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He has lived through six prime ministers, from Cameron to Keir Starmer, weathered the storms of Brexit, Covid-19, the chaos of "partygate," Liz Truss's 49‑day whirlwind occupation, and the more orderly months under Rishi Sunak.

From Barron's

In 2023, then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak solemnly vowed there would “be no chlorine-washed chicken and no hormone-treated beef on the U.K. market. Not now, not ever.”

From Slate