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noun Hinduism.
1.
Brahman (def. 2).
2.
(in later Hinduism) “the Creator,” the first member of the Trimurti, with Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer.
Origin:
1775–85; < Sanskrit brahma, nominative singular of brahman
1775–85; < Sanskrit brahma, nominative singular of brahman
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| Brahma1 (ˈbrɑːmə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a Hindu god: in later Hindu tradition, the Creator who, with Vishnu, the Preserver, and Shiva, the Destroyer, constitutes the triad known as the Trimurti |
| 2. | another name for Brahman |
| [from Sanskrit, from brahman praise] | |
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Brahma
1785, from Skt. Brahma, nom. of Brahman, chief god of the trinity Brahma-Vishnu-Siva in post-Vedic Hindu religion (see brahmin).
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