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Ṛṣi

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Ṛṣi (Skt., ‘seer’). In Skt. literature, a patriarchal poet-sage. The ṛṣis are the visionary authors of the Vedic hymns (and other sacred literature) ‘heard’ within the silent depths of the heart and preserved in the orthodox brahman gotras of which they are the founders. Such ṛṣis were known as maharṣis, ‘great seers’, or brahmarṣis, ‘priestly seers’. Of these the saptarṣis, ‘the seven seers’, identified with the constellation Ursa Major (their wives with the Pleiades), are particularly prominent.

According to legend the ṛṣis were men of extraordinary creativity and magical power. Much of Skt. literature is devoted to accounts of their supernatural powers (e.g. flying, creating celestial worlds) and command over nature. The term ṛṣi or maharṣi survives today in contemporary usage as a title for certain ‘holy men’, such as Ramana Maharṣi and Maharṣi Mahesh Yogi.

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RSI

A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | | Copyright

RSI Abbrev. for repetitive strain injury. A painful injury that can be caused by prolonged use of badly designed or installed keyboards, though it is found in other unrelated activities involving repetitive muscular movements over a long period of time.

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RSI

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RSI Abbreviation of repetitive strain injury

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RSI

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | Copyright

RSI n. see repetitive strain injury.

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RSI

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations | 1998 | | Copyright

RSI Med. repetitive strain (or stress) injury

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "RSI." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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