mahatma
ma·hat·ma / məˈhätmə; -ˈhatmə/ • n. (in the Indian subcontinent) a person regarded with reverence or loving respect; a holy person or sage. ∎ (the Mahatma) Mahatma Gandhi. ∎ (in some forms of theosophy) a person in India or Tibet said to have supernatural powers.ORIGIN: from Sanskrit mahātman, from mahā ‘great’ + ātman ‘soul.’
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mahatma in Buddhism, one possessing preternatural powers. XIX. — Skr. mahātman-, f. mahā- great + ātmán- soul.
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