Authority and Guru

Authority

Authority noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
Usage example: the leading authority on neural anatomy

Guru is a synonym for authority in expert topic. In some cases you can use "Guru" instead a noun "Authority".

Guru

Guru noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
Usage example: one of those weather gurus that the television networks always drag out whenever there's a big blizzard brewing

Authority is a synonym for guru in mentor topic. You can use "Authority" instead a noun "Guru", if it concerns topics such as expert.

How words are described

old old authority old guru
evil evil authority evil guru
new new authority new guru
religious religious authority religious guru
Other adjectives: political, final, official, last, local.
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