BRAHMANA

Meaning of BRAHMANA in English

[ 'brα:mənə ]

■ noun (in Hinduism) any of the lengthy commentaries on the Vedas.

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BRAHMANA — Any of a number of discourses on the Dating to 900–600 BC, they constitute the oldest historical sources for Indian …
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BRAHMANA — ˈbrämənə, -rȧm- noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sanskrit brāhmaṇa : one of a class of Hindu sacred …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRAHMANA — /brah"meuh neuh/ , n. Hinduism. one of a class of prose pieces dealing with Vedic rituals and sacrifices. Cf. Veda …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRAHMANA — n. sacred Hindu prose works and writings dealing with Vedic rituals and sacrifices
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BRAHMANA — any of a number of prose commentaries attached to the Vedas, the most ancient Hindu sacred literature, explaining the significance …
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BRAHMANA — n. Any of a number of discourses on the Vedas that explain their use in ritual sacrifices and the symbolism …
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BRAHMANA — Брахманы
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BRAHMAN — or Brahmin noun Etymology: Middle English Bragman inhabitant of India, from Latin Bracmanus, from Greek Brachman, from Sanskrit brāhmaṇa of …
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VEDA — ˈvādə sometimes ˈvēdə noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sanskrit, knowledge, sacred lore, Veda; akin to Sanskrit veda …
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BRAHMAN — noun or brah·min ˈbrämə̇n, -rȧm-, in sense 2 often or usually -rām- also -ram- ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized …
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BRAHMANI — /brah"meuh nee/ , n. , pl. Brahmanis . a woman of the Brahman class. Also, Brahmanee . [ 1785-95; brahmana …
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BRAHMAN — — Brahmanic /brah man"ik/ , Brahmanical , adj. /brah"meuhn/ , n. , pl. Brahmans . Hinduism. 1. Also, Brahmin . …
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BRAHMAN — [ 'brα:mən ] ■ noun ( plural ~s ) 1》 (also Brahmin ) a member of the highest Hindu caste, …
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BRAHMAN — [Brah.man] or Brah.min n [ME Bragman inhabitant of India, fr. L Bracmanus, fr. Gk Brachman, fr. Skt brahmana of the …
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ASVAMEDHA — ( (Sanskrit: horse sacrifice), ) also spelled Aswamedha, Ashvamedha, or Ashwamedha, grandest of the Vedic religious rites of ancient India, …
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MANU — in the mythology of India, the first man, and the legendary author of an important Sanskrit code of law, the …
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HINDUISM — the beliefs, practices, and socioreligious institutions of the Hindus (originally, the inhabitants of the land of the Indus River). Introduced …
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BRAHMAN — also spelled Brahmin, Sanskrit Brahmana (Possessor of Brahma), highest ranking of the four varnas, or social classes, in Hindu India. …
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BRAHMAN — / ˈbrɑːmən; NAmE / (also Brah·min / -ɪn; NAmE /) noun a Hindu who belongs to the caste (= division …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRAHMIN — Brah ‧ man /ˈbrɑːmən/ BrE AmE ( also Brah‧min /ˈbrɑːmən, ˈbrɑːmɪn/) noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Sanskrit ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BRAHMAN — Brah ‧ man /ˈbrɑːmən/ BrE AmE ( also Brah‧min /ˈbrɑːmən, ˈbrɑːmɪn/) noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Sanskrit ; …
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