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.
Definition of Gandhian in US English:
Gandhian
adjective
Relating to or characteristic of the Indian nationalist and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi.
a staunch believer in Gandhian ideals
Example sentencesExamples
I've marched with Gandhian pacifists and white-haired women in wheelchairs.
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.
The issue was later taken up by an organisation committed to the Gandhian approach for justice and peoples control over their livelihoods.
The nonviolent alternative around which the Gandhian concepts are woven has started claiming serious attention.
His government was able to establish policies to manage the first great Gandhian campaign, which began in 1920.
He had shaped his public career by steadfastly advancing Gandhian nonviolence and had worked in pacifist organizations for more than two decades.
He has travelled throughout the country on foot, spreading Gandhian ideals among the masses.
noun
A follower of the Indian nationalist and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi.
a small community of Gandhians
Example sentencesExamples
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.
She became an ardent Gandhian.
He could not afford to be a perfect Gandhian.
He sought out Gandhians to learn how India had achieved independence through nonviolence.
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.