MAHATMA

MAHATMA
   one who, according to the Theosophists, has passed through the complete cycle of incarnation, has thereby attained perfection of being, and acquired the rank of high priesthood and miraculous powers in the spirit world, one, it would seem, of "the spirits of just men made perfect."

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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  • mahatma — [ maatma ] n. m. • v. 1902; mot hindi, du sanskr. « qui possède une grande âme » ♦ Nom donné, dans l Inde moderne, à des chefs spirituels, sages et ascètes. Le mahatma Gandhi. Des mahatmas. ● mahatma nom masculin (mot sanskrit signifiant grande… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Mahatma — Mahātmā signifie en hindî Grande âme (महात्मा mahātmā: महा mahā (grande) + आत्मं ou आत्मन ātman [âme]); il a un usage similaire au terme chrétien saint. Un Mahâtma est un Grand sage , un Maître de sagesse . Sommaire 1 Dans l hindouisme 2 Dans la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • mahatma — MAHÁTMA s.m. Titlu dat în India asceţilor, oamenilor consideraţi sfinţi şi persoanelor de mare merit şi de înaltă spiritualitate. [< fr., it., sanscr. mahatma – suflet mare]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 24.05.2005. Sursa: DN  MAHÁTMA s. m. titlu… …   Dicționar Român

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mahatma — o Māhatma es un título religioso hindú. Proviene del sánscrito (महात्मा māha, gran y atman, alma: gran alma). Este título le fue otorgado por su pueblo a Mohandas Karamchad Gandhi, a quien se le considera el padre de la independencia de la India …   Wikipedia Español

  • mahatma — mahàtma m DEFINICIJA 1. titula koja se u Indiji daje značajnoj i uglednoj ličnosti 2. indijski pustinjak, asket posebnog stupnja znanja, duhovne čistoće i usavršenosti ETIMOLOGIJA skr. mahātma: veliki duh …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • mahatma — mahatmà dkt. Mahatmà Gándis …   Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodyno antraštynas

  • mahatma — (del sánscrito; pronunciamos majadma ) sustantivo masculino 1. Pragmática: tratamiento. Título que se da al jefe espiritual de la India: El mahatma Gandhi ha sido uno de los personajes más carismáticos de este siglo …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • mahatma — [mə hat′mə, məhät′mə] n. [Sans mahātman < mahā, great (see MAGNI ) + ātman,ATMAN] in India, any of a class of wise and holy persons held in special regard or reverence: Mohandas Gandhi was called Mahatma …   English World dictionary

  • mahatma — 1884, lit. great souled, from Skt. mahatman, from maha great, from PIE root *meg great (see MAGNATE (Cf. magnate)) + atman, soul, principle of life, properly breath; cognate with O.E. æðm breath. In esoteric Buddhism, a person of supernatural pow …   Etymology dictionary

  • mahatma — ► NOUN ▪ (in the Indian subcontinent) a holy person or sage. ORIGIN Sanskrit, great soul …   English terms dictionary

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