brahmana

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See also: Brahmana, brāhmaṇa, and Brāhmaṇa

English

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Etymology

Anglicized/transliterated from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa).

Noun

brahmana (plural brahmana or brahmanas)

  1. The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.)
  2. A brahmin; a member of the brahmana (sense 1).
    • "'It was I who struck this wily brāhmaṇa' said Virāṭa." (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")
  3. A prose text that explains aspects of the Vedas.

Synonyms

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Etymology

From Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brahˈmana/
  • Hyphenation: brah‧ma‧na
  • Rhymes: -na, -a

Noun

brahmana

  1. (Hinduism) a Brahmin, a man belonging to the 1st of the 3 twice-born classes and of the 4 original divisions of the Hindu body (generally a priest, but often in the present day a layman engaged in non-priestly occupations although the name is strictly only applicable to one who knows and repeats the veda).

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