Definition of Gandhian in English:
Gandhian
adjective ˈɡandɪənˈɡɑːnðɪən
Relating to or characteristic of the Indian nationalist and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi.
a staunch believer in Gandhian ideals
Example sentencesExamples
- The nonviolent alternative around which the Gandhian concepts are woven has started claiming serious attention.
- The continuous exposure to brutality has also steeled his resolve to soldier on, and his Gandhian belief that violence can never be the answer to violence.
- I've marched with Gandhian pacifists and white-haired women in wheelchairs.
- He has travelled throughout the country on foot, spreading Gandhian ideals among the masses.
- The issue was later taken up by an organisation committed to the Gandhian approach for justice and peoples control over their livelihoods.
- He had shaped his public career by steadfastly advancing Gandhian nonviolence and had worked in pacifist organizations for more than two decades.
- His government was able to establish policies to manage the first great Gandhian campaign, which began in 1920.
nounˈɡandɪənˈɡɑːnðɪən
A follower of the Indian nationalist and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi.
a small community of Gandhians
Example sentencesExamples
- Let me remind her she was no Gandhian.
- Many Gandhians who had kept mum during earlier riots are protesting this time and actively working for restoration of peace.
- A Gandhian in body and spirit, she comes across as humility incarnate.
- He is a Gandhian according to his own lights.
- He was a Gandhian, who lived simply and sought to work for the benefit of the poor and common people.
- He sought out Gandhians to learn how India had achieved independence through nonviolence.
- He could not afford to be a perfect Gandhian.
- She became an ardent Gandhian.