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

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Brahmo Samaj

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.

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 Railton, George S. (George Scott)

Babu Rajnarain Bose translated this narrative from a very old number of the Tatwabodhini Patrika, the Calcutta organ of the Brahmo Samaj.

From Five Years of Theosophy by Various

I had been talking to these Brahmo Samaj and other people upon Social Work, alluring them on afterwards by indirect arguments long enough.

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