- a preceptor giving personal religious instruction.
- an intellectual or spiritual guide or leader.
- any person who counsels or advises; mentor: The elder senator was her political guru.
- a leader in a particular field: the city's cultural gurus.
- a Hindu or Sikh religious teacher or leader, giving personal spiritual guidance to his disciples
- a leader or chief theoretician of a movement, esp a spiritual or religious cult
- a leading authority in a particular field
