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- Dictionaryswami/ˈswɑːmi/
noun
- 1. a Hindu male religious teacher: "Swami Satchidananda"
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Type of Hindu ascetic or yogi
Swami ( ; sometimes abbreviated sw.) in Hinduism is an honorific title given to a male or female ascetic who has chosen the path of renunciation (sanyāsa), or has been initiated into a religious monastic order of Vaishnavas. It is used either before or after the subject's name (usually an adopted religious name). Wikipedia