Definitions for Brahman

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Brahman Brah·man

Spelling: [brah-muh n]

IPA: /ˈbrɑ mən/

Brahman is a 7 letter English word.

You can make 125 anagrams from letters in Brahman (aabhmnr).

Definitions for Brahman

noun

1. Also, Brahmin. a member of the highest, or priestly, class among the Hindus. Compare Kshatriya, Shudra, Vaisya.
2. Also, Brahma. the impersonal supreme being, the primal source and ultimate goal of all beings, with which Atman, when enlightened, knows itself to be identical.
3. any of several breeds of Indian cattle, especially a grayish, heat-resistant American breed raised chiefly in the Gulf States.

Origin of Brahman

1475-85; Sanskrit brāhmaṇa (for def 1), brahman (for def 2)

Examples for Brahman

He was highly pleased with the Brahman's perfect compliment.

The Brahman, still more sad, asked the Road to give him its opinion.

King of the Sakyas, you forget yourself, I am a Brahman and of noble birth.

The young Brahman at once sought his late rival, and asked his aid.

The law of Manu hinges on the superiority of the Brahman over the other castes.

He explained the universe as an emanation from Brahman, which is all in all.

Yet the Brahman needed the Sudra, and had to propitiate him in order to use him.

Little is said of earning a living; the Brahman is not to be worldly, but he is to be independent if he can.

At a rest-house by the way I noticed a Brahman, and went to see if he would listen.

From the first, Brahman priests have married and reared families.