/mah heuh ree"shee, meuh hahr"euh-/ , n. Hinduism.
1. a teacher of spiritual and mystical knowledge; religious sage: often used as an honorary title.
2. any of the seven great mythological seers of the Vedic and post-Vedic writings: identified with the seven stars of Ursa Major.
[ maharsi, equiv. to maha- great + -rsi, comb. form of rsi saint ]