mahatma Syllabification: (ma·hat·ma)Pronunciation: /məˈhätmə, -ˈhatmə/Definition of mahatma noun (in South Asia) a person regarded with reverence or loving respect; a holy person or sage. (the Mahatma) Mahatma Gandhi. (in some forms of theosophy) a person in India or Tibet said to have supernatural powers. Origin:from Sanskrit mahātman, from mahā 'great' + ātman 'soul'mahatma in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of mahatma in the British & World English dictionary
