Guru Definition
go͝oro͝o, go͝o-ro͝o
gurus
noun
In Hinduism, one's personal spiritual advisor or teacher.
Webster's New World
Any of the ten successive spiritual teachers who developed Sikhism between the 16th and 18th centuries.
American Heritage
A trusted counselor and adviser; a mentor.
American Heritage
Any leader, mentor, etc. who is regarded as being deeply influential or charismatic.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Guru
Noun
Singular:
guru
Plural:
gurusOrigin of Guru
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From Hindi गुरू (guru) / Urdu گرو (guru), from Sanskrit गुरु (gurú, “venerable, respectable”), originally "heavy" and in this sense cognate to English grieve. (A traditional etymology based on the Advaya Taraka Upanishad (line 16) describes the syllables gu as 'darkness' and ru as 'destroyer', thus meaning "one who destroys/dispels darkness")
From Wiktionary
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Hindi guru from Sanskrit guruḥ from guru- heavy gwerə-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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