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guru
  1. A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher. [from 17th c.]
  2. (humorous) An influential advisor or mentor. [from 20th c.]
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Mahashivarathri celebrates the grace of Shiva, considered the guru in the yogic tradition.”
      “The guru will teach you how to cross the fearful ocean of life.”
      “To some, he is a management guru and business consultant, while a few see him as an entrepreneur.”
gurudom
  1. The realm of gurus.
  2. The state of being a guru.
gurukula
  1. A residential school in India with pupils living near the guru, often in the same house.
gurukul
  1. A type of school in India and in several other countries, residential in nature, with pupils living near the guru, often within the same house.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Nrityagram was founded in 1990 as a gurukul, or residential village of learning, by the actress Protima Bedi.”
      “Temple and gurukul lands were exempt from taxes, fines or penalties.”
guruji
  1. A guru or spiritual teacher.
  2. Examples:
    1. “But in truth, they were mainly watching the man they call guruji, whose feet they bowed to touch as he walked by.”
      “With mighty sounds of drums, horns and conch, Swamiji was invited to take the seat of the Holy Guruji.”
guruhood
  1. The state or condition of a guru
  2. Examples:
    1. “Rather than trying to understand the basis of guruhood, another means to grasp the phenomenon is to classify those who are recognized as gurus.”
guruship
  1. The status of a guru.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Goindval became an important centre for Sikhism during the guruship of Guru Amar Das.”
      “He was invested with the Guruship on May 25, 1606 just days before his father's martyrdom.”
      “Though Sri Chand was not an ambitious man, the Udasis believed that the Guruship should have gone to him, since he was a man of pious habits in addition to being Nanak's son.”
gurukulas
  1. plural of gurukula
guruships
  1. plural of guruship
gurudoms
  1. plural of gurudom
gurukuls
gurujis
  1. plural of guruji
gurus
  1. plural of guru
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The shows have been packed to the proverbials, with punters lining up to get some one-to-one time with their gag gurus.”
      “The number of babas, swamis, gurus, bapus, bhagats and their ilk in India is legion.”
      “The style gurus put their money on culottes, Miss Marple tweed and anything plum.”
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