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swami

[swah-mee] / ˈswɑ mi /
NOUN
religious teacher
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STRONG


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“So she had a swami — who was very close to her family — help her parents see that this was not just a fantasy but a real possibility.”

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2022

He ended up going to see a Hindu swami called Mrs Stone.

From The Guardian • Feb. 11, 2020

Documentary on Srila Prabhupada, the 70-year-old Indian swami who launched a cultural and spiritual phenomenon when he arrived in the U.S. penniless in the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2017

A noted swami in India, who happened to be a mutual friend, had tipped off Ika to Farwell’s work on P300s.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2017

Larry says he’s the most wonderful he’s ever seen, and I’m going to have him and a real Hindu swami for next Wednesday evening.”

From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis