Brahman
noun
Also a member of the highest, or priestly, class among the Hindus.
Brahmanic
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a word derived from
Brahman.
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a word derived from
Brahmanical.
Brahmanicaladjectiverelating to or characteristic of the doctrines or practices of Brahmanism or Brahmans.
Example Sentences
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It took poor Hesse years to recover his Brahmanic daydream.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Brahmanic Laws of Manu, a code of Hindu principles first articulated in the fifth century B.C., forbade the use of arrows tipped with fire or poison.
From Time Magazine Archive
One day a short time before her delivery date, Clara came down from her Brahmanic refuge without warning and began to speak again.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
The idea conveyed by this is that the universe came into existence by the operation of the mystic laws revealed in the Brahmanic rituals, and is maintained in its natural order by the same means.
From Hindu Gods And Heroes Studies in the History of the Religion of India by Lionel D. Barnett
It is not, therefore, till the Brahmanic period of Indian history, which ends with the coming of Sakya Muni, in 600 b.c., that we find the caste-definitions of Manu realized as facts.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
