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mahatma

[muh-haht-muh, -hat-] / məˈhɑt mə, -ˈhæt- /




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Gandhi, by then largely known as the mahatma, or “great soul,” had helped lead India into its independent future less than a year before, with millions of Indian nationalists by his side.

From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2023

It centers around a towering bronze statue of Indian independence leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, also known as the mahatma or “great soul.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2019

He feels he has captured some of that spirit in his depictions of the mahatma.

From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2011

The nicotine-abhorring mahatma, who never plays cards, also found cigarets, cards and a shaving set.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ushas used a stronger expression here, but out of consideration for my old mahatma friends, I suppress it. p.

From Fashionable Philosophy and Other Sketches by Laurence Oliphant


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