mahatmas
Revered spiritual masters
Mahatmas are people of great soul or spiritual distinction, especially in Hindu tradition.
The Sanskrit term combines "great" and "soul." In India, it became an honorific for revered teachers and leaders—most famously Mohandas Gandhi, called Mahatma Gandhi.
In Theosophy, mahatmas are enlightened masters who guide humanity's spiritual evolution from hidden realms.
Revered authority figure
- sageWisdom keeper or seasoning
- saintCanonized holy person
- enlightenedPossessing profound insight
- ashramHindu spiritual retreat
disciple · devotee · meditation · soul · divine · holy · renunciation · liberation
Theosophical movement founder
- ascendedMoved to higher position
- adeptHighly capable, well-versed
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- brotherhoodKinship among men
occult · esoteric · Theosophy · initiate · Himalayan · Tibet · letters · secret
Indian independence leader
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- independenceFreedom from external control
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- satyagrahaNonviolent resistance philosophy
civil disobedience · activism · resistance · leader · movement · colonialism · protest · peace
guru
Revered authority figure
- sageWisdom keeper or seasoning
- saintCanonized holy person
- enlightenedPossessing profound insight
ashram · disciple · devotee · meditation · soul · divine · holy · renunciation · liberation · moksha
Blavatsky
Theosophical movement founder
brotherhood · occult · esoteric · Theosophy · initiate · Himalayan · Tibet · letters · secret · teachings
Gandhi
Indian independence leader
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- independenceFreedom from external control
- freedomAbsence of constraint
satyagraha · civil disobedience · activism · resistance · leader · movement · colonialism · protest · peace · justice
title
Formal honorific or name
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- respectRegard with honor
- greatnessExceptional importance or eminence
reverence · master · teacher · noble · honored · exalted · dignitary · elder · patriarch · luminary
mahatmasnovices
Inexperienced newcomers
beginners · neophytes · uninitiated · disciples · students
mahatmassinners
Moral law violators
evildoers · villains · tyrants · scoundrels · reprobates