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Brah⋅ma

[brah-muh]
–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; < Skt brahma, nom. sing. of brahman

Brah⋅ma

[brey-muh, brah-]
–noun
one of a breed of large Asian chickens, having feathered legs and small wings and tail.

Origin:
1850–55; short for Brahmaputra fowl, so called because brought to England from a town on that river

Brah⋅ma

[brey-muh, brah-]
–noun
a Brahman bull, steer, or cow.

Origin:
1935–40; alter. of Brahman

Brah⋅man

[brah-muhn]
–noun, plural -mans. Hinduism.
1. Also, Brahmin. a member of the highest, or priestly, class among the Hindus. Compare Kshatriya, Shudra, Vaisya.
2. Also, Brahma. the impersonal supreme being, the primal source and ultimate goal of all beings, with which Atman, when enlightened, knows itself to be identical.

Origin:
1475–85; < Skt brāhmaṇa (def. 1), brahman (def. 2)


Brah⋅man⋅ic [brah-man-ik] , Brah⋅man⋅i⋅cal, adjective
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Brah·ma 1   (brä'mə)   
n.  
  1. Hinduism

    1. The creator god, conceived chiefly as a member of the triad including also Vishnu and Shiva.

    2. Variant of Brahman.

  2. Variant of Brahman.


[Sanskrit brahmā, from brahma, prayer.]
Brah·ma 2 also brah·ma   (brä'mə, brā'-)   
n.  A large domestic fowl of a breed originating in Asia and having feathered legs and small wings and tail.

[After Brahmaputra.]
Brah·man   (brä'mən)   
n.  
  1. also Brah·ma (-mə) Hinduism

    1. A religious formula or prayer and the holy or sacred power in it and in the officiating priest.

    2. The holy or sacred power that is the source and sustainer of the universe.

    3. The single absolute being pervading the universe and found within the individual; atman.

  2. also Brahmin (-mĭn) A member of the highest of the four major castes of traditional Indian society, responsible for officiating at religious rites and studying and teaching the Vedas.

  3. also Brah·ma (-mə) or Brah·min (-mĭn) One of a breed of domestic cattle developed in the southern United States from stock originating in India and having a hump between the shoulders and a pendulous dewlap. Well adapted to hot climates, it is used chiefly for crossbreeding.

adj.  also Brahmin (-mĭn) Of or relating to the caste of Brahmans.

[Sanskrit brahma, brahman-. Senses 2 and 3, from Sanskrit brāhmaṇa-, Brahmanic, from brahmā, brahmaṇ-, Brahman; see Brahma1.]
Brah·man'ic (-mān'ĭk), Brah·man'i·cal adj.
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