mahatma
/məˈhɑːtmə/noun
1- (in the Indian subcontinent) a person regarded with reverence or loving respect; a holy person or sage(印度次大陆)伟人; 圣人。
1.1
the Mahatma
Mahatma Gandhi圣雄甘地。
1.2
- (in some forms of theosophy) a person in India or the Chinese autonomous region of Tibet said to have preternatural powers(某些形式的神智学用语)(印度或中国西藏自治区的)圣贤; 圣人; 超凡的人。
词源
from Sanskrit mahātman, from mahā 'great' + ātman 'soul'.