English Explanatory Dictionary

brahman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of brahmin (member of the Hindu priestly class).
noun
  1. A breed of beef cattle from India with a hump on the shoulder.
  2. A Brahmin
name
  1. The unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality which is the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and everything beyond in this Universe. The nature of Brahman is described as transpersonal, personal and impersonal by different philosophical schools.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

brahman brahmans brāhman Brachman Brahma Brahmin Brahmana

Etymology

From Hindi ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇ) / Urdu براہمن (brāhman).

Derived words

brahmaness brahmanicide Brahmanic Brahmanical Brahmanism Brahmaputra Brahmin
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