Satyagraha

[ suht-yuh-gruh-huh, suht-yah-gruh- ]

noun(sometimes lowercase)
  1. (in India) the policy of passive resistance inaugurated by Mohandas Gandhi in 1919 as a method of gaining political and social reforms.

Origin of Satyagraha

1
1915–20; <Hindi, equivalent to Sanskrit satya truth + āgraha strong attachment, persistence

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British Dictionary definitions for satyagraha

satyagraha

/ (ˈsɔːtjɑːɡrɔːhɑː) /


noun
  1. the policy of nonviolent resistance adopted by Mahatma Gandhi from about 1919 to oppose British rule in India

  2. any movement of nonviolent resistance

Origin of satyagraha

1
via Hindi from Sanskrit, literally: insistence on truth, from satya truth + agraha fervour

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