— Brahmanic /brah man"ik/ , Brahmanical , adj.
/brah"meuhn/ , n. , pl. Brahmans . Hinduism.
1. Also, Brahmin . a member of the highest, or priestly, class among the Hindus. Cf. Kshatriya, Shudra, Vaisya .
2. Also, Brahma . the impersonal supreme being, the primal source and ultimate goal of all beings, with which Atman, when enlightened, knows itself to be identical.
[ 1475-85; brahmana (def. 1), brahman (def. 2) ]
/bray"meuhn, brah"-/ , n.
any of several breeds of Indian cattle, esp. a grayish, heat-resistant American breed raised chiefly in the Gulf States.
[ 1935-40; special use of BRAHMAN priest ]