Home › Words › A › acharyaacharyaacharya means A male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.EtymologyFrom Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya, “one who is learned in conduct”), from आचार (ācāra, “rules, conduct”).nameA male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.A surname originating as a patronymic.nounan individual who practices or is knowledgeable on any of the prevalent disciplines of customs, learning, rituals, arts, traditions, schools etc., especially one imparting them into pupils.a scholar, practitioner, professional, specialist, disciplinarian imparting knowledge.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.yogacharya 63% match — A teacher of yoga used as a respectful title vs acharya →ayurvedist 57% match — An Ayurveda practitioner. vs acharya →archaka 56% match — A person employed to perform puja worship. vs acharya →ajari 54% match — In Japanese Buddhism, a senior monk who teaches students. vs acharya →guru 53% match — In Indian traditions: a spiritual teacher who transmits knowledge to a shishya. vs acharya →archpractitioner 53% match — A foremost practitioner. vs acharya →akhara 53% match — A member of an order of ascetic monks in parts of India vs acharya →gyani 53% match — A knowledgeable or wise person; sage, saint. vs acharya →