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Synonyms for guru

Grammar : Noun
Spell : goo r-oo, goo-roo
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgʊər u, gʊˈru

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Définition of guru

Origin :
  • 1800, gooroo, from Hindi guru "teacher, priest," from Sanskrit guru-s "one to be honored, teacher," literally "heavy, weighty," from PIE root *gru- (see grave (adj.)). Generalized sense of "mentor" is from 1940; sense of "expert in something" first recorded c.1966 in Canadian English in reference to Marshall McLuhan.
  • noun mentor, guide
  • noun technical expert
Example sentences :
  • The door was open, and they were sentry, for their Guru was resting, they said.
  • Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
  • In the summit of our strength, the voice begins to speak—the Guru's voice.
  • Extract from : « Child and Country » by Will Levington Comfort
  • I am told that she said she gave me an answer as directed by her Guru.
  • Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
  • Once, too, the guru said as much to me; but then I did not understand.
  • Extract from : « The Bridge-Builders » by Rudyard Kipling
  • He it is who defines the Guru's work, He it is who inspires the Guru's teaching.
  • Extract from : « Avatras » by Annie Besant
  • Gholab, Guru, and the rest of you, I can only say that I am proud of you—more proud than ever.
  • Extract from : « The Rogue Elephant » by Elliott Whitney
  • The last, Guru, the General chose for himself as personal attendant.
  • Extract from : « The Rogue Elephant » by Elliott Whitney
  • Our talk at such times had often begun with something about our Guru.
  • Extract from : « The Hungry Stones And Other Stories » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • At the bend of the road, under the mango tree, I met my Guru Thakur.
  • Extract from : « The Hungry Stones And Other Stories » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • If this matter comes to the notice of the guru, she says that she does not like to live with him.
  • Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston

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