sannyasi
[ suhn-yah-see ]
/ sʌnˈyɑ si /
noun
Hinduism.
a wandering beggar and ascetic.
Origin of sannyasi
1605–15; < Hindi: one who casts away
Words nearby sannyasi
sankt moritz,
sankt pölten,
sankuru,
sanmicheli,
sannup,
sannyasi,
sanpro,
sans,
sans doute,
sans gêne,
sans peur et sans reproche
Example sentences from the Web for sannyasi
British Dictionary definitions for sannyasi
sannyasi
sanyasi sannyasin (sʌnˈjɑːsɪn)
/ (sʌnˈjɑːsɪ) /
noun
a Brahman who having attained the fourth and last stage of life as a beggar will not be reborn, but will instead be absorbed into the Universal Soul
Also called: renunciate
Word Origin for sannyasi
from Hindi: abandoning, from Sanskrit
samnyāsin