Brahman Definition

brämən
brahmans
noun
A religious formula or prayer and the holy or sacred power in it and in the officiating priest.
American Heritage
The supreme and eternal essence or spirit of the universe in Hinduism.
Webster's New World
The single absolute being pervading the universe and found within the individual; Atman.
American Heritage
A member of the Hindu priestly caste, the highest of the castes.
Webster's New World
A breed of domestic cattle developed from the zebu of India and having a large hump over the shoulders: it is well adapted to hot climates, as of the South and Southwest, and is used in crossbreeding for beef cattle.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Of or relating to the caste of Brahmans.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Brahman

Noun

Singular:
Brahman
Plural:
brahmans

Origin of Brahman

  • Sanskrit brahma brahmaṇ- Senses 2 and 3, from Sanskrit brāhmaṇa- Brahmanic from brahmā brahmaṇ- Brahman Brahma1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Brahman Sentence Examples

  • In every scheme of grouping the Brahman heads the list.

  • Hinduism has now supplanted Buddhism, and the Brahman fills the place of the monk.

  • Like the former, he believes in a supreme personal God, possessing all gracious qualities (saguna), not in the quality-less (nirguna) neuter impersonal Brahman of Sankaracharya; this Lord Himself once took the human form, and became incarnate, for the blessing of mankind, as Rama.

  • Tulsi, as a Smarta Vaishnava and a Brahman, venerates the whole Hindu pantheon, and is especially careful to give Siva or Mahadeva, the special deity of the Brahmans, his due, and to point out that there is no inconsistency between devotion to Rama and attachment to Siva (Ramayan, Lankakand, Doha 3).

  • Thus the practice of discrimination takes the aspirant to the realization of Brahman, the Ultimate Reality.

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Words Starting With

BBRBRA

Words Ending With

NANMAN

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Words Starting With B and Ending With N

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