'Guru' definitions:
Definition of 'guru'
(from WordNet)
noun
A Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher
noun
Each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion
noun
A recognized leader in some field or of some movement; "a guru of genomics"
Definition of 'Guru'
From: GCIDE
- Gooroo \Goo*roo"\, Guru \Gu*ru"\ (g[=oo]*r[=oo]"), n. [Hind. gur[=u] a spiritual parent or teacher, Skr. guru heavy, noble, venerable, teacher. Cf. Grief.]
- 1. A spiritual teacher, guide, or confessor among the Hindus; a guru. --Malcom. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (g[=oo]"r[=oo]) one who has expert knowledge of a technical area and serves as an advisor to others; an expert and teacher. Usually written guru. [PJC]
- 3. (g[=oo]"r[=oo]) an intellectual or spiritual guide or advisor; a mentor. Usually written guru. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'guru'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abecedarian,
- angel,
- authority,
- bairagi,
- bashara,
- bhikhari,
- bhikshu,
- boss,
- Brahman,
- bwana,
- certified teacher,
- chef,
- chief,
- church dignitary,
- docent,
- doctor,
- dominie,
- don,
- ecclesiarch,
- educationist,
- educator,
- elder,
- elder statesman,
- employer,
- fellow,
- goodman,
- great soul,
- guide,
- holy man,
- husband,
- illuminate,
- instructor,
- intellect,
- intellectual,
- liege,
- liege lord,
- lord,
- lord paramount,
- lover of wisdom,
- maestro,
- mahatma,
- man of intellect,
- man of wisdom,
- mandarin,
- master,
- mastermind,
- melamed,
- mentor,
- mullah,
- oracle,
- overlord,
- padrone,
- pandit,
- paramount,
- paterfamilias,
- patriarch,
- patron,
- pedagogist,
- pedagogue,
- philosopher,
- preceptor,
- professor,
- pujari,
- pundit,
- purohit,
- rabbi,
- Ramwat,
- rishi,
- sage,
- sahib,
- saint,
- sannyasi,
- sapient,
- savant,
- scholar,
- schoolkeeper,
- schoolmaster,
- schoolteacher,
- seer,
- seigneur,
- seignior,
- starets,
- teacher,
- thinker,
- vairagi,
- wise man,
- wise old man,
- yogi,
- yogin