BRAHMAN
Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus
(noun) any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
brahman, brahmin
(noun) the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
brahman, brahmin
(noun) a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; āoriginally all brahmans were priestsā
brahman, brahmin
(noun) a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); āa Boston brahmanā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
brahman (plural brahmans)
Alternative form of brahmin (member of the Hindu priestly class).
Anagrams
• Barnham, Branham
Etymology
Noun
Brahman (plural Brahmans)
A breed of beef cattle from India.
(dated) A Brahmin
• "At this, VirÄį¹a was enraged and said to Yudhiį¹£į¹hira, 'O BrÄhman, you speak as though my son and this eunuch are equals.'" (MahÄbhÄrata: "VirÄį¹a Parva")
Proper noun
Brahman
(Hinduism) A concept of Hinduism. Brahman is the unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality which is the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and everything beyond in this Universe. The nature of Brahman is described as transpersonal, personal and impersonal by different philosophical schools.
Anagrams
• Barnham, Branham
Source: Wiktionary
Brah"man, Brah"min, n.; pl. Brahmans, Brahmins. Etym: [Skr. Brahmana
(cf. Brahman worship, holiness; the God Brahma, also Brahman): cf. F.
Brahmane, Brachmane, Bramine, L. Brachmanae, -manes, -mani, pl., Gr.
Definition: A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindoos.
Brahman bull (Zoƶl.), the male of a variety of the zebu, or Indian
ox, considered sacred by the Hindoos.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition