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Revision as of 11:08, 11 January 2003 by 203.109.254.58 (talk) (stub)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The term guru refers, often disparagingly, to the chief or wisdom-source of a sect or a cult, often Eastern in origin (the word "guru" comes from Sanskrit and implies "heaviness").
With the rise of New Age "thought" from about 1960, gurus proliferated, and the term passed into wider and metaphorical use.