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guru
Sanskrit · ancient
"teacher, spiritual guide"
literally "heavy, weighty", describing one weighty with wisdom
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Stage 2 of 3
guru
English · c. 1800s
"a Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher"
picked up through British colonial contact with India
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Stage 3 of 3
guru
English · 1960s
"an influential expert or mentor"
broadened during Western counterculture to mean any expert
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