swami• Last night in the parking lot of the mall a swami with blond dreadlocks treated us to a levitation.• And at this point not even the most optimistic swamis are predicting a balanced budget until well into the twenty-first century.• Sunday newspapers bulge with advertisements from self-proclaimed geniuses and stock-picking swamis.• All the disciples were ranged around the swami on the platform.
Originswami
(1700-1800)Hindisvami, from Sanskritsvamin“owner, ruler”, from sva“one's own”