mahatma

Example Sentences

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It centers around a towering bronze statue of Indian independence leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, also known as the mahatma or “great soul.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2019

Certain subjects, like Gandhi, who is often referred to as mahatma, or great soul, are particularly guarded.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2011

He feels he has captured some of that spirit in his depictions of the mahatma.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2011

If you must dignify the creature, call him "Mahatma Gandhi" or use the literal translation of mahatma.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ushas used a stronger expression here, but out of consideration for my old mahatma friends, I suppress it. p.

From Fashionable Philosophy and Other Sketches by Oliphant, Laurence