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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.


Etymology

Origin of Brahmo Samaj

From Bengali brāhma samāj “assembly of Brahma”


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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

I cannot stop here to speak of the Meeting at which the Brahmo Samaj presented me with an Address of Welcome the next day.

From The Authoritative Life of General William Booth by George S. (George Scott) Railton

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 Miriam S. Knight

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

From The Jesus of History by T. R. Glover

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

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