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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun mahatma has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

mahatman. [Skr. mahātman, lit., great-souled, wise.].
     One of a class of sages, or “adepts,” reputed to have knowledge and powers of a higher order than those of ordinary men.
    "The title was popularly applied to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in tribute to his wisdom, though not implying any supernatural powers; he is thus often referred to as Mahatma Ghandi or The Mahatma. He was most noted for his advocacy of non-violence in resisting oppression, and played an important role in convincing Great Britain to grant independence to India and Pakistan."  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

mahatma, n.
1 a (in India etc.) a person regarded with reverence. b a sage.
2 each of a class of persons in India and Tibet supposed by some to have preternatural powers.

Etymology
Skr. mahatman f. maha great + atman soul

THESAURUS

mahatma

ace, adept, angel, anthroposophist, authority, cabalist, crackerjack, doctor, elder, elder statesman, esoteric, first-rater, genius, good hand, great, great soul, guru, holy man, illuminate, intellect, intellectual, lover of wisdom, magician, man of genius, man of intellect, man of wisdom, mandarin, master, master hand, mastermind, mentor, mystagogue, mystic, oracle, past master, philosopher, practiced hand, prodigy, rabbi, rishi, sage, saint, sapient, savant, scholar, seer, skilled hand, star, starets, supernaturalist, superstar, theosophist, thinker, topnotcher, transcendentalist, virtuoso, whiz, wise man, wise old man, wizard, yogi, yogin, yogist

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Proficient

N proficient, expert, adept, dab, dabster, crackerjack, connoisseur, master, master hand, prima donna, first fiddle, top gun, chef de cuisine, top sawyer, protagonist, past master, mahatma, picked man, medallist, prizeman, veteran, old stager, old campaigner, old soldier, old file, old hand, man of business, man of the world, nice hand, good hand, clean hand, practiced hand, experienced eye, experienced hand, marksman, good shot, dead shot, crack shot, ropedancer, funambulist, acrobat, cunning man, conjuror, wizard, genius, mastermind, master head, master spirit, cunning blade, sharp blade, sharp fellow, jobber, cracksman, politician, tactician, strategist, pantologist, admirable Crichton, Jack of all trades, prodigy of learning.

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