Associations to the word «Pundit»

Wiktionary

PUNDIT, noun. A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar. [from 17th c.]
PUNDIT, noun. (historical) A native surveyor in British India, trained to carry out clandestine surveillance beyond British borders.
PUNDIT, noun. A self-professed expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic. [from 19th c.]

Dictionary definition

PUNDIT, noun. Someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn