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sannyasi
noun sann·ya·si \(ˌ)sən-ˈyä-sē\
Definition of SANNYASI
: a Hindu mendicant ascetic
Variants of SANNYASI
sann·ya·si or sann·ya·sin \-ˈyä-sən\
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Origin of SANNYASI
Hindi sannyāsī, from Sanskrit sannyāsin
First Known Use: 1613
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