Baul

[ bah-ool ]

noun

1. a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.

Example Sentences

Among the platform’s new partners are Unión de Vecinos, an organization that addresses housing laws and rights; El Baúl de los Recuerdos, which mixes regional Mexican music with reports on immigrant issues; Alianza TPS, which covers news about immigrant relief services; and Freedom Sing, which broadcasts music associated with immigrant-rights movements.

From Los Angeles Times

She created a digital archive of Baul music.

From Seattle Times

They constructed their government and religious buildings on top of a high mesa, now called Cerro Baúl, and erected canals and aqueducts that carried water much farther than any previously attempted in the valley.

From Science Magazine

Cerro Baúl was essentially a border outpost, butting up against territory occupied by colonists from Tiwanaku, another expansive Andean state that had its capital near Lake Titicaca in what is now northern Bolivia.

From Science Magazine

Between 850 and 950 C.E., for example, excavations show that part of the Wari colony at Cerro Baúl suffered a devastating landslide that buried people, houses, and large swaths of farmland.

From Science Magazine