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Gandhism

Gandhism noun: the philosophy and principles of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, encompassing the broad tenets of upholding truth, pacifism, and nonviolent activism; also rarely used for Gandhian economics.

Noun

Gandhism (uncountable)

  1. The philosophy and principles of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, encompassing the broad tenets of upholding truth, pacifism, and nonviolent activism; also rarely used for Gandhian economics.
    • Another critic observes Gandhism dreads the 'onslaught of technology' because it creates unemployment.1945, Mohanlal Lallubhai Dantwala, Gandhism Reconsidered, page 28
    • In trying to curb modern political Machiavellianism, some of the more consistent humanists find this analogy in the ethical ideas and the political practice of Gandhiism.1972, Aleksandr Ivanovich Titarenko, Morality and politics;: Critical essays on contemporary views about the relationship between morality and politics in bourgeois sociology, page 142
    Synonyms:
    Gandhianism

Gandhism meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Gujarati

Gandhism in Hindi

Gandhism
गांधीवाद gāndhīvād

Gandhism in Tamil

காந்திசம்

Gandhism in Gujarati

Translations
ગાંધીવાદ gāndhīvād

Synonyms of Gandhism

Forms of Gandhism

alternative formGandhiism

Origin of Gandhism

From Gandhi + -ism.

Questions about Gandhism

What does Gandhism mean?
Gandhism means the philosophy and principles of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, encompassing the broad tenets of upholding truth, pacifism, and nonviolent activism; also rarely used for Gandhian economics.
What is Gandhism in Hindi?
Gandhism in Hindi is गांधीवाद (gāndhīvād). See Gandhism meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Gandhism?
Gandhism is a noun.

Words near Gandhism in the dictionary

  1. Gandhiism
  2. Gandhiist
  3. Gandhiists
  4. Gandhinagar
  5. Gandhis
  6. Gandhism
  7. Gandhist
  8. Gandhists
  9. Gandia
  10. Gandias
  11. gandingan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Gandhism (page history and authors); गांधीवाद (Hindi) (page history and authors); Gandhism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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