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guru

noun

1 guru

A Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher.

Roget 996: clergy, clericals, ministry, priesthood, presbytery, the cloth, the desk.    clergyman, divine, ecclesiastic, churchman, priest, presbyter, hierophant, ... show more

Roget 540: teacher, trainer, instructor, institutor, master, tutor, director, Corypheus, dry nurse, coach, grinder, crammer, don; governor, ... show more

Dutch: goeroe
Polish: guru

2 Guru

Each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion.

3 guru

A recognized leader in some field or of some movement.

Dutch: leermeester


Moby thesaurus: Brahman, Ramwat, abecedarian, angel, authority, bairagi, bashara, bhikhari, bhikshu, boss, bwana, certified teacher, chef, chief, church dignitary, docent, doctor, dominie, don, ecclesiarch ... show more.

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