เจ้าลัทธิ(jâo lát-tí)
Meanings
1NounC1
founder/patriarch of a sect or religious school
the founding or preeminent figure of a religious sect or tradition; sometimes regarded as its master or exemplar
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอ้างตัวâang dtuuaอ้างตัวâang dtuua1[to] claim to be; style oneself (as)2[to] pose as; falsely claimว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นเจ้าbpen jâoเป็นเจ้าbpen jâo[to] be possessed [by a spirit]ลัทธิlát-tíลัทธิlát-tí1sect; cult; religious movement2ideology; doctrine; -ism (system of beliefs)และláeและláeand (coordinating)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâak1many; numerous; a large amount/number2in large numbers/amountsหลงเชื่อlŏng chêuuaหลงเชื่อlŏng chêuua[to] be taken in; be misled into believing
He claims to be the founder of a religious sect, and many people have been deceived into believing him.
2NounC1
originator of a school/ideology
the founding or authoritative figure of a philosophical or ideological school (an -ism), often regarded as its exemplar
Examples
นักศึกษาnák sèuk-săaนักศึกษาnák sèuk-săauniversity/college studentเศรษฐศาสตร์sèt-tà-sàatเศรษฐศาสตร์sèt-tà-sàat1economics (discipline)2economics (course/major)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; used to (past experience)2[used to] (past experience/habit)เรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)แนวคิดnaeo kítแนวคิดnaeo kít1concept; idea; notion2approach; perspective3school of thought; set of ideasของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอดัมà-damอดัมà-damAdamสsมิmîมิmî1not (formal/literary negative)2prefix: non-, un- (formal)ธthผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)เป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuanเป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuan1[to] be like; resemble [sb/sth]; be similar to [sb/sth]2[to] amount to; be tantamount to; be effectively equivalent to [sth]เจ้าลัทธิjâo lát-tíเจ้าลัทธิjâo lát-tí1founder/patriarch of a sect or religious school2originator of a school/ideologyทุนนิยมtun-ní-yomทุนนิยมtun-ní-yom1capitalist ideology/practice2capitalism (economic system)
Every economics student must have studied the concepts of Adam Smith, who is like the founding father of capitalism.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ผู้นำลัทธิpôo nam lát-tíผู้นำลัทธิpôo nam lát-tícult/sect leader
cult/sect leader
เจ้าสำนักjâo săm-nákเจ้าสำนักjâo săm-nákhead of an institution; master of a school
head of an institution; master of a school
ศาสดาsàat-sà-daaศาสดาsàat-sà-daa1founder/chief teacher of a religion; prophet2preeminent authority (figurative)
- founder/chief teacher of a religion; prophet
- preeminent authority (figurative)
ต้นตำรับdtôn dtam-ràpต้นตำรับdtôn dtam-ràp1the original version/model; original recipe2the originator/founder (of a style or method)3original; authentic; classic (in the original style)
- the original version/model; original recipe
- the originator/founder (of a style or method)
- original; authentic; classic (in the original style)
Word Breakdown
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ลัทธิlát-tíลัทธิlát-tí1sect; cult; religious movement2ideology; doctrine; -ism (system of beliefs)Part 2
เจ้าลัทธิjâo lát-tíเจ้าลัทธิjâo lát-tífounder/patriarch of a sect or religious school