Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Hinduism A religious teacher.
- noun A mystic; a yogi.
- noun Used as a form of address for such a person.
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- noun A Hindu religious teacher.
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- noun a Hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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“But kid,” called the swami, “don't look at the fourth wall!”
The Naked Mountain 2010
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And Nityananda's "disciple", the actress Ranjitha, has said that her videographed romp with the so-called swami was her "service and offering to him".
The Times of India 2010
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A swami is a monk exclusively dedicated to God's service.
Ka Leo O Hawaii RSS 2010
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The Hindu swami was killed but I want to say that he is called a swami but his affiliation and placement there was with the extremist Hindu Vashwa Parishad, he was national vice president.
Christian Today 2008
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The general secretary of the temple trust said the so-called swami never visited the temple after 2003.
India eNews 2008
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"swami" - is disastrous for pretty much every kind of business: it's wasteful for large companies and potentially fatal for start-ups.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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He is revered because of his title ( "swami") and his vow to forsake sex and material possessions, which is considered the highest level of spiritual purity and devotion.
A World Apart: My uncle is a Hare Krishna spiritual master Chico Harlan 2010
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The media gathered there as the 'swami' earlier phoned a TV journalist and told her that he was going to shoot himself at his residence following which police were tipped-off.
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"'Those on whom I am divinely directed to bestow the title of" swami "never cast it off. '
Autobiography of a Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda 1922
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I am putting on my swami hat and predicting that this year is the year of change and progress for you.
Happy Valentine’s Day & Chinese New Year — Fusion Despatches 2010
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Modern Mechanix: 'Swami, by itself, reacts like any other object: supported at one end only—it falls. But, add a fairly heavy belt, as shown in the photo, and it will not only stay up but actually take quite a bit of extra pressure to make it tilt down, even slightly.'
May 10, 2009