Brahman

See also: brahman and brahmán

English

Alternative forms
  • Brāhman

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (bráhman). Doublet of flamen.

Noun

Brahman (plural Brahmans)

  1. A breed of beef cattle from India.
  2. (dated) A Brahmin
    • "At this, Virāṭa was enraged and said to Yudhiṣṭhira, 'O Brāhman, you speak as though my son and this eunuch are equals.'" (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Brahman

  1. (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.

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Translations
Brahmin — see Brahmin
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Portuguese

Proper noun

Brahman m

  1. Alternative spelling of Brâman
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