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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Gooroo \Goo*roo"\, Guru \Gu*ru"\ (g[=oo]*r[=oo]"), n. [Hind.
gur[=u] a spiritual parent or teacher, Skr. guru heavy,
noble, venerable, teacher. Cf. Grief.]
1. A spiritual teacher, guide, or confessor among the Hindus;
a guru. --Malcom.
[1913 Webster]
2. (g[=oo]"r[=oo]) one who has expert knowledge of a
technical area and serves as an advisor to others; an
expert and teacher. Usually written guru.
[PJC]
3. (g[=oo]"r[=oo]) an intellectual or spiritual guide or
advisor; a mentor. Usually written guru.
[PJC]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Gooroo \Goo*roo"\, Guru \Gu*ru"\, n. [Hind. gur? a spiritual
parent or teacher, Skr. guru heavy, noble, venerable,
teacher. Cf. Grief.]
A spiritual teacher, guide, or confessor amoung the Hindoos.
--Malcom.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
gooroo
n.
(obsolete form of en guru)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
gooroo
n.
(obsolete form of en guru)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
gooroo
n.
(obsolete form of en guru)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
gooroo
n.
(obsolete form of en guru)
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