Home › Words › G › geshegeshegeshe means A Tibetan Buddhist monk or nun who holds a certain academic degree.EtymologyFrom Tibetan དགེ་བཤེས (dge bshes).nounA Tibetan Buddhist monk or nun who holds a certain academic degree.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.gelong 63% match — A fully ordained Buddhist monastic observing the entire vinaya. vs geshe →kesa 58% match — A robe worn by Buddhist monks and nuns. vs geshe →pema 55% match — A title indicating great respect, prefixed to the names of Tibetan Buddhists. vs geshe →roshi 55% match — An elderly and revered Buddhist monk. vs geshe →rinpoche 55% match — A title warranting great respect, prefixed to the names of Tibetan Buddhists. vs geshe →gelongma 55% match — A female gelong. vs geshe →ajari 53% match — In Japanese Buddhism, a senior monk who teaches students. vs geshe →kasaya 53% match — A monastic robe worn by ordained Buddhist monks and nuns. vs geshe →