- SWAMI
- a title of honor and respect in HINDUISM.
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
SWAMI
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swami — 1773, an idol, later, religious teacher (1901), from Hindi swami master (used as a term of address to a Brahmin), from Skt. svami (gen. svaminas) lord, master, from sva s one s own (cognate with L. sui; see IDIOM (Cf. idiom)) + amah pressure,… … Etymology dictionary
swami — /ˈswami / (say swahmee) noun (plural swamis) 1. a Hindu religious teacher. 2. (upper case) (a respectful title for such a teacher.) {Hindi svāmī, from Sanskrit} …
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swami — n. pl. swamies [swä′mē] n. swamis [Hindi svāmī < Sans svāmin, lord] 1. lord; master: a Hindu title of respect, esp. for a Hindu religious teacher 2. a learned man; pundit: Also sp. swamy n. swamies … English World dictionary
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