Meanings
comparative more Brahmanical · superlative most Brahmanical · alternative Brahmaic · alternative Brahmanic · alternative Brahminic · alternative Brahminical · alternative brahmanical
- Of or pertaining to the Brahman
- Of or pertaining to the Brahmins or their doctrines or worship.
First, the milieu of north India at this period was dominated by the Brahmanical tradition, and it remained the only tradition to secure a lasting hegemonic grip on the country's socio-religious structure.
2000, Sue Hamilton, Indian Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction, OUP, published 2001, page 18
Origin
- EnglishBrahman
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- EnglishBrahmanical
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Brahmanical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brahmanical
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