sannyasi

American  

[suhn-yah-see] / sʌnˈyɑ si /

noun

1. Hinduism. a wandering beggar and ascetic.

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sannyasi British  

/ sʌnˈjɑːsɪ, sʌnˈjɑːsɪn /

noun

1. Also called: renunciate.  a Brahman who having attained the fourth and last stage of life as a beggar will not be reborn, but will instead be absorbed into the Universal Soul

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Etymology

Origin of sannyasi

1605–15; < Hindi: one who casts away

Example Sentences

“As a devout Hindu sannyasi,” or someone who has renounced worldly things, “he will guarantee that the state doesn’t discriminate, and justice for all,” said Tarun Vijay, a former B.J.P. member of Parliament.

From New York Times

Yet with the cool of a sannyasi or a stoner, Mr. Dhir suggested a coffee run.

From New York Times

This sannyasi was no other than the young thief in disguise.

From Project Gutenberg

By gorging sannyasis with so much food, their piety is destroyed.

From Project Gutenberg

My smouldering reflections on social reform were interrupted by the voice of a tall sannyasi who halted before me.

From Project Gutenberg