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Guru vs Pandit - What's the difference?

guru | pandit |

As nouns the difference between guru and pandit

is that guru is guru while pandit is an honorary title in india giving a person status as a learned man or scholar.

guru

English

Alternative forms

* goru * gooroo

Noun

(en noun)
  • A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher.
  • * 1817 , William Ward, History, Literature and Religion of the Hindoos , vol II:
  • When the gooroo arrives at the house of a disciple, the whole family prostrate themselves at his feet, and the spiritual guide puts his right foot on the heads of the prostrate family.
  • * 2010 , Wendy Shanker, The Guardian , 10 May 2010:
  • Traditionally, a guru is a spiritual teacher who guides a student on the road to Enlightenment, or finding God.
  • (sometimes, humorous) An influential advisor or mentor.
  • * 2004 , ‘Vintage technology’, Time , 18 Oct 2004:
  • Many oenophiles rely on the ratings and recommendations of wine guru Robert Parker when selecting the perfect bottle.

    Derived terms

    * gurukul * Gurmukhi * guruship * Sadguru

    References

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    pandit

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an honorary title in India giving a person status as a learned man or scholar.
  • Synonyms

    * pundit ---- ==Serbo-Croatian==

    Noun

  • pundit (Hindu scholar)
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