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Definition of Mahatmaism

Mahatmaism
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. -- Ma*hat"ma*ism, n.

Meaning of Mahatmaism from wikipedia

- movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā (from Sanskrit, meaning great-souled, or venerable), first applied to him...
- Mahātmā (English pronunciation: /məˈhɑːtmə, məˈhætmə/, Sanskrit: महात्मा, romanized: mahātmā, from Sanskrit महा (mahā) 'great' and आत्मा (ātmā) 'soul')...
- important figure in the social reform movement in Maharashtra. The honorific Mahātmā (Sanskrit: "great-souled", "venerable"), was first applied to him in 1888...
- 1948), commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi; Mahatma meaning "high souled" or "venerable" in Sanskrit; the particular term 'Mahatma' was accorded Mohandas Gandhi...
- Mahatma Gandhi University may refer to these universities in India named after Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi: Mahatma Gandhi Central University...
- Mahatma Gandhi was ********inated on 30 January 1948 at age 78 in the compound of The Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), a large mansion in central New Delhi...
- Nashik (/ˈnɑːʃɪk/; Marathi: [naːʃik]; formerly Nasik (listen)) is a city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra situated on the banks...
- Mahatma Gandhi's statements, letters and life have attracted much political and scholarly analysis of his principles, practices and beliefs, including...
- saint. Mahatma may also refer to: Mahathma, 1996 Malayalam film Mahatma (2000 film), 2000 Kannada film Mahatma (film), 2009 Telugu film Mahatma Ayyankali...
- Communal Movements in Northern India 1923–1928. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-04380-0. Mahatma Hansraj[usurped]. Hansraj: A motivating Mahatma Mahatma Hansraj...