məˈhätmə, -hat- noun
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Etymology: Sanskrit mahātman, literally, great-souled, wise, from mahat great + ātman soul — more at much , atman
1. : a person held worthy of reverence for high-mindedness, wisdom, and selflessness
2. : one of a class of Indian and Tibetan sages held by Theosophists to possess superior knowledge and powers
3. : a person of great prestige in some field of endeavor
a kind of mahatma of music — Ward Morehouse