SWAMI
What does "SWAMI" mean?
A Hindu religious teacher or holy man, used as a respectful title.
Meanings
- A Hindu male religious teacher, ascetic, or member of a religious order, often used as a title of respect. The swami led the morning meditation at the ashram.
- A self-styled mystic, guru, or fortune-teller, sometimes used loosely or skeptically. He played a turbaned swami in the old carnival act. informal
Did you know?
- 'Swami' comes from the Sanskrit 'svamin', meaning 'one's own master' - the honorific marks not a ruler of others but someone said to have mastered themselves.
Word origin
From Hindi 'svami', from Sanskrit 'svamin', meaning owner, lord, or master, an honorific applied to a religious teacher.
Remember it
SWAMI hides 'I AM' if you rearrange the letters - fitting for a master of the self.
A little poem
He owns no acre-
only the quiet he keeps
while the world goes loud.
haiku
What it teaches
The title 'master' is earned over the self before it is earned over anyone else.
Quick facts
What does SWAMI mean?
A Hindu religious teacher or holy man, used as a respectful title.
Is SWAMI a valid word?
Yes — SWAMI is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SWAMI?
SWAMI has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SWAMI come from?
From Hindi 'svami', from Sanskrit 'svamin', meaning owner, lord, or master, an honorific applied to a religious teacher.
What can SWAMI teach us?
The title 'master' is earned over the self before it is earned over anyone else.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.