Definition of "pandit" []

• A Brahman scholar or learned man. (noun)
• Used as a title of respect for a learned man in India. (noun)

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• "Pundit actually comes from the Hindi term pandit, which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word pandita, meaning "learned"."
• "From here the pair walked to a specially designed mandap, a gazebo style structure used in all Indian weddings, and sat on ornate thrones as a Hindu priest, known as a pandit, performed the ceremony."
• "He planned a screening in June at an Ozone Park temple where his uncle is a pandit, or priest."