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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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
It took poor Hesse years to recover his Brahmanic daydream.
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 Brahmanic caste may marry almost without limit.
From Oriental Women by Edward Bagby Pollard
Or shall I not rather curse the darkness brought by me upon my Brahmanic family?
From The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika by Arthur William Ryder
