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sadhu

[sah-doo]

noun

Hinduism.
  1. an ascetic holy man, especially a monk.



sadhu

/ ˈsɑːduː /

noun

  1. a Hindu wandering holy man

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of sadhu1

First recorded in 1835–45, sadhu is from the Sanskrit word sādhu good, a holy man
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sadhu1

Sanskrit, from sādhu good
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Example Sentences

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Three of these - 14 and 29 January, and 3 February - have been designated as Shahi Snan days when the Naga sadhus will bathe.

From BBC

The first major bathing day, Tuesday, will see ash-smeared naked Hindu holy men with matted dreadlocks, known as Naga sadhus, take a dip in the northern Indian city at dawn.

From BBC

News agency ANI quoted unnamed police sources who said that Mr Singh, accompanied by an aide, had been seen at a prominent bus terminal disguised as a sadhu, or a Hindu preacher.

From BBC

Hindu ascetics known as Naga sadhus, many naked apart from a coating of ash and carrying swords or tridents, led the bathers at the Kumbh Mela, or pitcher festival, in the northern town of Haridwar.

From Reuters

He’d been sitting in a taxi outside when an elephant, accompanied by a “gaggle of sadhus,” or holy men, passed them heading down the hill.

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