Brahman (ˈbrɑːmən) ![]() | |
| —n , pl -mans | |
| 1. | (sometimes not capital) Also called (esp formerly): Brahmin a member of the highest or priestly caste in the Hindu caste system |
| 2. | Hinduism the ultimate and impersonal divine reality of the universe, from which all being originates and to which it returns |
| 3. | another name for Brahma |
| [C14: from Sanskrit brāhmana, from brahman prayer] | |
| Brahmanic | |
| —adj | |
| Brah'manical | |
| —adj | |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |