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mahatma

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mahatma (məhăt`mə, –hät`–) [Sanskrit,=great-souled], honorific title used in India among Hindus for a person of superior holiness. Mohandas Gandhi is the best-known figure to whom the title was applied.
mahatma
1. Hinduism a Brahman sage
2. Theosophy an adept or sage


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Raised a Methodist, Solomon began her career as a peace advocate as a student of the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
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On October 2, Mahatma Gandhi's birthday, police arrested seventy-eight activists who were engaged in nonviolent direct action outside the Alliant Techsystems corporate headquarters.
 
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