Brahman

1
[ brah-muh n ]
/ ˈbrɑ mən /

noun, plural Brah·mans. Hinduism.

Also Brahmin. a member of the highest, or priestly, class among the Hindus. Compare Kshatriya, Shudra, Vaisya.
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.

Origin of Brahman

1
1475–85; < Sanskrit brāhmaṇa (for def 1), brahman (for def 2)

OTHER WORDS FROM Brahman

Brah·man·ic [brah-man-ik] /brɑˈmæn ɪk/, Brah·man·i·cal, adjective non-Brah·man·ic, adjective non-Brah·man·i·cal, adjective

Definition for brahman (2 of 2)

Brahman 2
[ brey-muh n, brah- ]
/ ˈbreɪ mən, ˈbrɑ- /

noun

any of several breeds of Indian cattle, especially a grayish, heat-resistant American breed raised chiefly in the Gulf States.

Origin of Brahman

2
1935–40; special use of Brahman priest

Words related to brahman

aristocrat, noble, patrician, thoroughbred, silk-stocking

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British Dictionary definitions for brahman

Brahman
/ (ˈbrɑːmən) /

noun plural -mans

Also called (esp formerly): Brahmin (sometimes not capital) a member of the highest or priestly caste in the Hindu caste system
Hinduism the ultimate and impersonal divine reality of the universe, from which all being originates and to which it returns
another name for Brahma 1

Derived forms of Brahman

Brahmanic (brɑːˈmænɪk) or Brahmanical, adjective

Word Origin for Brahman

C14: from Sanskrit brāhmana, from brahman prayer