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

In the previous decades the most conspicuous force in India, although numerically weak, was the already mentioned Brahmo Samaj, founded by Ram Mohun Roy in 1828.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

"If I keep out of purdah, becoming Brahmo Samaj ... perhaps——" She drew in her full lower lip to steady it.

From Far to Seek A Romance of England and India by Diver, Maud

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

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 Indian Unrest by Chirol, Valentine, Sir