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
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
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012