Gandhism

English

Alternative forms

• Gandhiism

Etymology

From Gandhi +‎ -ism.

Noun

Gandhism (uncountable)

1. (political science, philosophy) 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.
   • 1945, Mohanlal Lallubhai Dantwala, Gandhism Reconsidered‎^[1], page 28:

     Another critic observes Gandhism dreads the 'onslaught of technology' because it creates unemployment.

   • 1972, Aleksandr Ivanovich Titarenko, Morality and politics;: Critical essays on contemporary views about the relationship between morality and politics in bourgeois sociology‎^[2], page 142:

     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.

Related terms

• Gandhian
• Gandhigiri
• Gandhist

Translations

Translations

• French: gandhisme (fr) m
• Italian: gandhismo m
• Russian: ганди́зм (ru) m (gandízm)
• Spanish: gandhismo m