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Definitions for Mahatma

[1] a Brahman sage.
[2] (especially in India) a person who is held in the highest esteem for wisdom and saintliness.
[3] (in Theosophy) a great sage who has renounced further spiritual development in order to aid those who are less advanced.
[4] In·di·ra [in-deer -uh ] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ , 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
[5] Mo·han·das Kar·am·chand [moh-huh  n-dahs kuhr-uh  m-chuhnd ] /ˌmoʊ hənˈdɑs ˌkʌr əmˈtʃʌnd/ , Mahatma , 1869–1948, Hindu religious leader, nationalist, and social reformer.
[6] Ra·jiv [rah-jeev ] /rɑˈdʒiv/ , 1944–91, Indian political leader: prime minister 1984–89 (son of Indira).
[7] Hinduism a Brahman sage
[8] theosophy an adept or sage
[9] Indira (Priyadarshini ) (ɪnˈdɪərə, ˈɪndərə), daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru. 1917–84, Indian stateswoman; prime minister of India (1966–77; 1980–84); assassinated
[10] Mohandas Karamchand (ˌməʊhənˈdʌs ˌkʌrəmˈtʃʌnd), known as Mahatma Gandhi. 1869–1948, Indian political and spiritual leader and social reformer. He played a major part in India's struggle for home rule and was frequently imprisoned by the British for organizing acts of civil disobedience. He advocated passive resistance and hunger strikes as means of achieving reform, campaigned for the untouchables, and attempted to unite Muslims and Hindus. He was assassinated by a Hindu extremist
[11] Rajiv (ræˈdʒiːv), son of Indira Gandhi. 1944–91, Indian statesman; prime minister of India (1984–89); assassinated

Words related to Mahatma

someone, figure, luminary, personage, hero, star, personality, superstar, intellectual, teacher, pundit, guru, philosopher, savant, master, mentor, guide, intellect, thinker, somebody

Words nearby Mahatma

maharanee, maharani, maharashtra, maharishi, mahasamadhi, mahatma, mahatma gandhi, mahavira, mahayana, mahdi, mahendra

Origin of Mahatma

1850–55; < Sanskrit mahātmā, nominative singular of mahātman high-souled, magnanimous, equivalent to mahā- great + ātman atman

Other words from Mahatma

ma·hat·ma·ism , noun

Word origin for Mahatma

C19: from Sanskrit mahātman, from mahā great + ātman soul

Synonyms for Mahatma

guide, guru, intellect, intellectual, master, mentor, philosopher, pundit, savant, teacher, thinker, learned person, wise man/woman