n. pl. swa·mis 1. Hinduism A religious teacher. 2. A mystic; a yogi. 3. Used as a form of address for such a person. [Hindi svāmī, master, swami, from Sanskrit, being one's own master, possessing proprietary rights; see s(w)e- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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