noun
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a wise teacher; a preceptor; a mentor.
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a spiritual guide within a particular tradition or sect.
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a man whose function is to perform religious rites as an intermediary between deity and worshipers; a priest.
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a honorific suffix to the names of venerable, holy or scholarly persons.
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ಆಚಾರ್ಯರಿಗೆ ಮಂತ್ರಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಉಗುಳೇ ಜಾಸ್ತಿ ācāryarige mantrakkinta uguḷē jāsti here is great cry but little wool; a deluge of words and a drop of sense.