Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A teacher of mysticism and spiritual knowledge.
- noun Used as a title for such a person.
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- noun A
teacher ofHindu mysticism
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Fairfield's quirky blend of farmers, computer programmers, accountants and organic-fabric clothing designers began in the early 1970s, when the maharishi, the Beatles' spiritual adviser and leader of the international transcendental meditation movement, took over the defunct Parsons College on the outskirts of town and turned it into the Maharishi University of Management.
Meditators Back Paul for Peace Neil King Jr. 2012
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The maharishi, who died in 2008, is reported to have founded hundreds of schools world-wide.
Meditators Back Paul for Peace Neil King Jr. 2012
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Starring : Donovan, David Lynch, maharishi Yogi and YouTube fans...
David Lynch’s Next Film is a Documentary on Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Updates on Snootworld. | /Film 2009
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Things were of course seriously starting to unravel by the time this song was recorded, the maharishi had a thing for Mia Farrow?
Living With Music: T Cooper - Paper Cuts Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Things were of course seriously starting to unravel by the time this song was recorded, the maharishi had a thing for Mia Farrow?
Living With Music: T Cooper - Paper Cuts Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Bandhu's interest in films was probably passed on from his acting father who played the role of a maharishi in Annie Hall.
Priyanka Boghani: New York City's Indian Film Festival: MIAAC 2009
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To get the ball rolling, the maharishi is trying to raise $1 billion to set up 40,000 Vedic pandits -- specially trained Transcendental meditators who repeat "inner mantras" -- in his native India.
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If the promise of peace isn't enough to attract the attention of investors, the maharishi has thrown in an extra incentive: profit.
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Building Up, Not Out, Reaches New HeightsCivic boosters, megalomaniacs and at least one maharishi are joining in a millennial erection fest, vying to build the new tallest building in the world.
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Last week the maharishi declared that he's tired of waiting for governments to get on the world-peace wagon.
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