Mahatma

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mahatma \Ma*hat"ma\, n. [Skr. mah[=a]tman, lit., great-souled,
     wise.] (Theosophy)
     One of a class of sages, or "adepts," reputed to have
     knowledge and powers of a higher order than those of ordinary
     men.
  


     Note: The title was popularly applied to Mohandas Karamchand
           Gandhi in tribute to his wisdom, though not implying
           any supernatural powers; he is thus often referred to
           as Mahatma Ghandi or The Mahatma. He was most noted for
           his advocacy of non-violence in resisting oppression,
           and played an important role in convincing Great
           Britain to grant independence to India and Pakistan. --
           {Ma*hat"ma*ism}, n.
           [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mahatma
       n : (Hinduism) term of respect for a Brahmin sage

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  63 Moby Thesaurus words for "mahatma":
     ace, adept, angel, anthroposophist, authority, cabalist,
     crackerjack, doctor, elder, elder statesman, esoteric, first-rater,
     genius, good hand, great, great soul, guru, holy man, illuminate,
     intellect, intellectual, lover of wisdom, magician, man of genius,
     man of intellect, man of wisdom, mandarin, master, master hand,
     mastermind, mentor, mystagogue, mystic, oracle, past master,
     philosopher, practiced hand, prodigy, rabbi, rishi, sage, saint,
     sapient, savant, scholar, seer, skilled hand, star, starets,
     supernaturalist, superstar, theosophist, thinker, topnotcher,
     transcendentalist, virtuoso, whiz, wise man, wise old man, wizard,
     yogi, yogin, yogist