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Definition of "swami" []

  • Hinduism A religious teacher. (noun)
  • A mystic; a yogi. (noun)
  • Used as a form of address for such a person. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "swami" in a sentence
  • "“But kid,” called the swami, “don't look at the fourth wall!”"
  • "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"."
  • "A swami is a monk exclusively dedicated to God's service."
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