sannyasi

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noun

A man in the stage of sannyasa; a wandering ascetic, a religious mendicant.

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OriginHindi संन्यासी ← Sanskrit संन्यासिन् →
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Meanings

nounsannyasi (plural sannyasis)

plural sannyasis · alternative sanyasi · alternative sunnyasee · alternative sunnyasi · alternative sunyasee · alternative sunyasi

  1. HinduismA man in the stage of sannyasa; a wandering ascetic, a religious mendicant.

    Only a householder could do the rites, they said – not a sannyasi.

    2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, published 2017, page 56

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna Hindu religious mendicant

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sannyasinsanyasi
Broader
beggarmendicantHinduHindoo
Also see
sannyasin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Sanskritसंन्यासिन्
  2. Hindiसंन्यासी
  3. Englishsannyasi

Via Hindi संन्यासी (sannyāsī), ultimately from Sanskrit संन्यासिन् (saṃnyāsin).

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MLA

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

Chicago

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