sadhu

[ sah-doo ]

/ ˈsɑ du /

an ascetic holy man, especially a monk.

Origin of sadhu

First recorded in 1835–45, sadhu is from the Sanskrit word sādhu good, a holy man

A for the Sadhu himself, his movements were as swift and as goat-like.

From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan |Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
Our cries of distress were answered by the sudden appearance of the mysterious Sadhu with his cow.

From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan |Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
I will illustrate this from a living example: that of the Sadhu Sundar Singh.

The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day |Evelyn Underhill
The Sadhu's Christianity is fully Christian; that is to say, it is whole and complete.

The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day |Evelyn Underhill

After the sadhu had told me a few of his spiritual realizations, I shot an abrupt question.

Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda

sadhu

/ (ˈsɑːduː) /

a Hindu wandering holy man

Sanskrit, from sādhu good