sannyasi

/sənˈjɑsi/
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Other forms: sannyasis

Definitions of sannyasi
  1. noun
    a Hindu religious mendicant
    synonyms: sannyasin, sanyasi
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    type of:
    Hindoo, Hindu
    a person who adheres to Hinduism
    beggar, mendicant
    a pauper who lives by begging
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