Brahmoistn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈbrɑːməʊɪst/, U.S.

/ˈbrɑmoʊəst/

Forms:

α. 1800s– Brahmoist.

β. 1800s– Brahmist.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit, combined with an English element. Etymons: Sanskrit brāhma , -ist suffix.

Etymology: < Sanskrit brāhma (also with Benɡali pronunciation brahmo: see Brahmo n.) + -ist suffix, probably after Brahmoism n. Compare slightly earlier Brahmo n.

A. n.

A follower of Brahmoism. Cf. Brahmo n.

ΚΠ

1852 J. Mullens Vedantism, Brahmism, & Christianity Examined & Compared i. iii. 116 It is evident however that the Brahmists are not pantheists: they have most fully repudiated the notion in their writings.

1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 July 12/1 He is the head of the sect of Brahmoists, or Vedic Unitarians, which is moderately estimated to number 50,000 disciples.

1870 Contemp. Rev. 15 131 The Brahmoists of both sections may already be numbered by thousands.

2013 D. E. White Little London To Little Bengal 7 The followers of Rammohun, the future Brahmoists..sought to reform and refine contemporary Hinduism by returning it to the purity of the Upanishads.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, characteristic of, conforming to, or advocating Brahmoism.

ΚΠ

1852 J. Mullens Vedantism, Brahmism, & Christianity Examined & Compared i. iii. 112 The Bráhma Dharma is the exposition of the Bráhmist Creed.

1868 Allen's Indian Mail 23 Apr. 395/2 Baboo Keshub Chunder Sen, the great light of the new Brahmoist school of Bengal reformers, has followed up his visit to Benares by lecturing at Bombay.

1885 J. Moden tr. E. Goblet d'Alviella Contemp. Evol. Relig. Thought xii. 248 A decision given by Mr. T. H. Cowie, the Attorney-General of India, to the effect that Brahmoist marriages were not valid and that the children born of such unions were illegitimate.

1995 Feminist Rev. 49 39 They both attributed what they perceived as her slippage from Christian orthodoxy to the fact that she was Indian and, more specifically, to Brahmoist influences in India.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	brahmoist
释义	Brahmoistn.adj. Brit. /ˈbrɑːməʊɪst/, U.S. /ˈbrɑmoʊəst/ Forms: α. 1800s– Brahmoist. β. 1800s– Brahmist. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit, combined with an English element. Etymons: Sanskrit brāhma , -ist suffix. Etymology: < Sanskrit brāhma (also with Benɡali pronunciation brahmo: see Brahmo n.) + -ist suffix, probably after Brahmoism n. Compare slightly earlier Brahmo n. A. n. A follower of Brahmoism. Cf. Brahmo n. ΚΠ 1852 J. Mullens Vedantism, Brahmism, & Christianity Examined & Compared i. iii. 116 It is evident however that the Brahmists are not pantheists: they have most fully repudiated the notion in their writings. 1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 July 12/1 He is the head of the sect of Brahmoists, or Vedic Unitarians, which is moderately estimated to number 50,000 disciples. 1870 Contemp. Rev. 15 131 The Brahmoists of both sections may already be numbered by thousands. 2013 D. E. White Little London To Little Bengal 7 The followers of Rammohun, the future Brahmoists..sought to reform and refine contemporary Hinduism by returning it to the purity of the Upanishads. B. adj. Of, relating to, characteristic of, conforming to, or advocating Brahmoism. ΚΠ 1852 J. Mullens Vedantism, Brahmism, & Christianity Examined & Compared i. iii. 112 The Bráhma Dharma is the exposition of the Bráhmist Creed. 1868 Allen's Indian Mail 23 Apr. 395/2 Baboo Keshub Chunder Sen, the great light of the new Brahmoist school of Bengal reformers, has followed up his visit to Benares by lecturing at Bombay. 1885 J. Moden tr. E. Goblet d'Alviella Contemp. Evol. Relig. Thought xii. 248 A decision given by Mr. T. H. Cowie, the Attorney-General of India, to the effect that Brahmoist marriages were not valid and that the children born of such unions were illegitimate. 1995 Feminist Rev. 49 39 They both attributed what they perceived as her slippage from Christian orthodoxy to the fact that she was Indian and, more specifically, to Brahmoist influences in India. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.adj.1852
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