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 • Aug. 2, 2017

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 The Poison Tree A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal by Knight, Miriam S.

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

From Dawn of a New Day by Shoghi Effendi

"I have not been thinking of the community; I have been thinking of Christ," said a Bengali to me, who was wavering between the Brahmo Samaj and Christianity.

From The Jesus of History by Glover, T. R.

None of these writers, it may be replied, had any concern to mention the Brahmo Samaj.

From The Jesus of History by Glover, T. R.