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单词 mahant
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Definition of mahant in English:

mahant

noun məˈhʌntməˈhənt
Hinduism
  • A chief priest of a temple or the head of a monastery.

    〔印度教〕寺庙住持;修道院院长

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But these mahants again donated this land to Baba Bhairon Nath who built a Shiv temple on a part of the land.
    • Meanwhile, the selection of the new mahant is likely to take two to three months.
    • A majority of the mahants criticised the Sangh Parivar for the deterioration of the temple town.
    • Not to be left behind, the other political parties have also not been averse to reaching out to the local mahants for support.
    • Certainly the mahants of the late nineteenth century frequently claimed an Udasi descent, though their lifestyle was by this time very different from that of the traditional Udasis.

Origin

Hindi.

Rhymes

affront, blunt, brunt, bunt, confront, front, Granth, grunt, hunt, runt, shunt, stunt, up-front

Definition of mahant in US English:

mahant

nounməˈhənt
Hinduism
  • A chief priest of a temple or the head of a monastery.

    〔印度教〕寺庙住持;修道院院长

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But these mahants again donated this land to Baba Bhairon Nath who built a Shiv temple on a part of the land.
    • Certainly the mahants of the late nineteenth century frequently claimed an Udasi descent, though their lifestyle was by this time very different from that of the traditional Udasis.
    • A majority of the mahants criticised the Sangh Parivar for the deterioration of the temple town.
    • Not to be left behind, the other political parties have also not been averse to reaching out to the local mahants for support.
    • Meanwhile, the selection of the new mahant is likely to take two to three months.

Origin

Hindi.

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