Brahmo Samaj

American  

[brah-moh suh-mahj] / ˈbrɑ moʊ səˈmɑdʒ /

Also Brahma Samaj

noun

1. a modern Hindu movement advocating a monotheistic religion based on the Upanishads, and social and educational reforms according to Western principles.

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Etymology

Origin of Brahmo Samaj

From Bengali brāhma samāj “assembly of Brahma”

Example Sentences

Although our ancestors were Sikhs, my father was Christian and my mother was a follower of Brahmo Samaj, a reformist Hindu movement.

From The Guardian

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your letter ... reporting the events of the Brahmo Samaj Centenary gathering to Shoghi Effendi.

From Project Gutenberg

On account of these gifts he was received into the Brahmo Samaj of Debendra Babu, the zemindar of Debipur, and reckoned as one of that Babu's retinue.

From Project Gutenberg

First he established a Brahmo Samaj; many such Brahmos as Tara Charan were attracted to it, and to the speech-making there was no limit.

From Project Gutenberg

It was they who were the moving spirits of the Brahmo Samaj and of Social Reform when progressive ideas seemed to be on the point of permeating Hinduism.

From Project Gutenberg