BODHISAT

{ Bo″dhi‐sat (?), ‖Bo′dhi‐satt″va, ‖Bo′dhi‐satt″wa (?) }, n. [[Skr. bōdhisattva (perh. through Pali bōdhisattō); fr. bōdhi knowledge, enlightenment + sattva being, essence.]] (Buddhism) One who has reached the highest degree of saintship, so that in his next incarnation he will be a Buddha, or savior of the world. — Bo″dhi‐sat′ship, n.