sadhu

The definition of a sadhu is a monk or religious devotee who travels around living a simple lifestyle practicing abstinence from worldly pleasures to focus more on spiritual practice.

(noun)

An example of a sadhu is a yogi.

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See sadhu in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a Hindu ascetic or holy man, often one who travels from place to place begging

Origin: Sans < sādhu, straight, able < IE base *sēdh-, to go straight to a goal > Gr ithyein, to go straight

See sadhu in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also sad·dhu

noun
Hinduism
An ascetic holy man.

Origin:

Origin: From Sanskrit sādhu-, right, holy

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