Mahatma

Noun

 * 1) An epithet granted in India and Tibet to people thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity

Thesaurus
ace, adept, angel, anthroposophist, authority, cabalist, crackerjack, doctor, elder, elder statesman, esoteric, first-rater, genius, good hand, great, great soul, guru, holy man, illuminate, intellect, intellectual, lover of wisdom, magician, man of genius, man of intellect, man of wisdom, mandarin, master, master hand, mastermind, mentor, mystagogue, mystic, oracle, past master, philosopher, practiced hand, prodigy, rabbi, rishi, sage, saint, sapient, savant, scholar, seer, skilled hand, star, starets, supernaturalist, superstar, theosophist, thinker, topnotcher, transcendentalist, virtuoso, whiz, wise man, wise old man, wizard, yogi, yogin, yogist

Etymology
Sanskrit great spirit

Usage notes

 * Used (capitalised) as a title for such a person

Noun

 * 1) mahatma