Mahatma \Ma*hat"ma\, n. [Skr. mah[=a]tman, lit., great-souled, wise.]

(Theosophy) One of a class of sages, or ``adepts,'' reputed to have knowledge and powers of a higher order than those of ordinary men. -- Ma*hat"ma*ism, n.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)