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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An ascetic holy man.

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  • noun Hinduism An ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has given up pursuit of the first three Hindu goals of life: kama (enjoyment), artha (practical objectives) and even dharma (duty).

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  • noun (Hinduism) an ascetic holy man

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From Sanskrit sādhu-, right, holy.]

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From Sanskrit साधु (sādhú, "good; good man, holy man").

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