brahmana

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noun

The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.)

“"'It was I who struck this wily brāhmaṇa' said Virāṭa." (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")”

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brahmanbrahmin
OriginSanskrit ब्राह्मण →
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Meanings

brahmana1

nounbrahmana (plural brahmana or brahmanas)

plural 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.

Brahmana2

proper nounBrahmana (plural Brahmanas)

plural Brahmanas · alternative Brāhmaṇa

  1. HinduismAny of several ancient Hindu religious prose texts that explain the relationship of the Vedas to the sacrificial ceremonies.
nounBrahmana (plural Brahmanas)

plural Brahmanas · alternative Brāhmaṇa

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Brahman.

Synonyms & antonyms

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brahmanbrahmin
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brahmin

Origin

brahmana · noun

  1. Sanskritब्राह्मण
  2. Englishbrahmana

Anglicized/transliterated from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa).

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Brahmana · proper noun, noun

  1. Sanskritब्राह्मण
  2. EnglishBrahmana

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa). Doublet of brahmin.

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