Brahman
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (bráhman).
Noun
editBrahman (plural Brahmans)
- A breed of beef cattle from India with a hump on the shoulder.
- 1846 June 20, “Asiatic Society.—June 6.—The Earl of Aukland in the chair.”, in The Athenæum[1], number 973, page 632:
- The coins of this dynasty are all marked with the figures of the Brahman Bull and a horseman; and it is remarkable that this very Hindú device was retained by the Mohammedan sovereigns who reigned over the same countries.
- (dated) A Brahmin
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editBrahmin — see Brahmin
Proper noun
editBrahman
- (Hinduism) 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.
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editconcept of Hinduism
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editProper noun
editBrahman m
- Alternative spelling of Brâman
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