Brahmanical
adjective
relating to or characteristic of the doctrines or practices of Brahmanism or Brahmans.
Brahminical
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a variation of
Brahmanical.
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a word derived from
Brahmin.
Example Sentences
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"The mindset remains extraordinarily Brahminical in these elite institutions," said Abha Sur, a historian of science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology who has written about caste and gender in Indian science.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2021
We see Ramanujan in flowing Indian clothes with Brahminical caste marks, chalking endless equations on the floors of a highly decorated Hindu temple.
From Nature ● Mar. 29, 2016
Thanks to the intervention of the English Football Association, these spirits had now been harnessed to rules and ideas of "fair play" that were just as immutable and esoteric as the Brahminical code.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 26, 2010
The sturdy Richard Avenel—who valued himself on American independence—held these ladies and gentlemen in an awe that was truly Brahminical.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various
The Neue Freie Presse states that he was composing a new musical drama, called “Die Buesser,” based upon a Brahminical legend and having for its motive the doctrine of the transmigration of souls.
From Life of Wagner Biographies of Musicians by Louis Nohl
