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词汇 sadhu
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Definition of sadhu in English:

sadhu

noun ˈsɑːduːˈsädo͞o
Indian
  • A holy man, sage, or ascetic.

    〈印度〉圣人,哲人;苦行高僧

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In ecstasy, the disciples prepared a huge feast, the guru ate heartily and the ashrama was once again a happy home for sadhus.
    • During Muslim and British times, the mela gathering of pilgrims and sadhus was a significant force in the preservation of Hinduism and the continued identity of India as a Hindu nation.
    • Those who follow the fast track, mostly men, are the sadhus, the ‘holy men’ of India.
    • It was at times as if the Western press was reflecting the images of a colonial India: mysterious Pagan rites, naked sadhus, teeming masses praying to an alien God.
    • India is the birthplace of Hinduism as well as Buddhism, motherland of Sikhs and Jains, the abode of more rishis, sadhus, mahatmas, and maharishis than any place on earth.
    • It is our opinion that ashrams developed by a sadhu should be run by sadhus after the founder's passing.
    • Sometime before the age of 20, he was initiated into sannyas by an old sadhu named Pandit Devi Sahaya Shukla.
    Synonyms
    abstainer, recluse, hermit, solitary, anchorite, anchoress, desert saint, celibate, puritan, nun, monk

Origin

Sanskrit.

Rhymes

Tamil Nadu

Definition of sadhu in US English:

sadhu

nounˈsädo͞o
Indian
  • A holy man, sage, or ascetic.

    〈印度〉圣人,哲人;苦行高僧

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sometime before the age of 20, he was initiated into sannyas by an old sadhu named Pandit Devi Sahaya Shukla.
    • It is our opinion that ashrams developed by a sadhu should be run by sadhus after the founder's passing.
    • During Muslim and British times, the mela gathering of pilgrims and sadhus was a significant force in the preservation of Hinduism and the continued identity of India as a Hindu nation.
    • Those who follow the fast track, mostly men, are the sadhus, the ‘holy men’ of India.
    • In ecstasy, the disciples prepared a huge feast, the guru ate heartily and the ashrama was once again a happy home for sadhus.
    • It was at times as if the Western press was reflecting the images of a colonial India: mysterious Pagan rites, naked sadhus, teeming masses praying to an alien God.
    • India is the birthplace of Hinduism as well as Buddhism, motherland of Sikhs and Jains, the abode of more rishis, sadhus, mahatmas, and maharishis than any place on earth.
    Synonyms
    abstainer, recluse, hermit, solitary, anchorite, anchoress, desert saint, celibate, puritan, nun, monk

Origin

Sanskrit.

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