sannyasin

Variant of sannyasi

sannyasi definition

sann·yasi (sun yä′sē)

noun

  1. a Hindu holy man who is a homeless mendicant
  2. a disciple of any of certain gurus

Etymology: Hindi sannyāsī < Sans saṁnyāsin, casting away < saṃ, together (see same) + ni, down (for IE base see nether) + asayati, (he) casts

Also sannyasin sann·ya′sin (-sin)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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