sann·ya·si (s n-yä s ) or sann·ya·sin (-s n)n. pl. sann·ya·sis or sann·ya·sins Hinduism A wandering mendicant and ascetic. [Hindi sanny  s , from Sanskrit sa nys, from sanyasyati, he renounces : sam, together; see Sanskrit + ni, down + asyati, he throws.] |
sannyasi [sʌnˈjɑːsɪ], sannyasin [sʌnˈjɑːsɪn]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) a Brahman who having attained the fourth and last stage of life as a beggar will not be reborn, but will instead be absorbed into the Universal Soul
[from Hindi: abandoning, from Sanskrit samnyāsin]
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