mahatma

M3A1H4A1T1M3A1

noun

In India or Tibet, a person thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity.

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Meanings

nounmahatma (plural mahatmas)

plural mahatmas

  1. In India or Tibet, a person thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity.

    Certain cults and individuals from the West look towards Tibet as the abode of mysterious Mahatmas and "Masters", and the home of the Great White Brotherhood.

    1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 176

Origin

Transliteration of Sanskrit महात्मा (mahātmā, “great spirit”).

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mahatma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahatma

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“mahatma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahatma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mahatma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mahatma.

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