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Brahman

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbrɑːmən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbrɑmən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(brä′mən)

Inflections of 'Brahman' (n): npl: Brahmans

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
Brah•man /ˈbrɑmən/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -mans. 
  1. Eastern Religions[countable] Also, Brahmin.a member of the highest class among the Hindus.
  2. Eastern Religions[proper noun] Also, Brahma.(in Hinduism) the supreme being, the first source and ultimate goal of all beings.
  3. Animal Husbandry[countable] a breed of cattle developed from Indian stock, esp. a grayish American breed.
Brah•man•ism, Brah•min•ism, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Brah•man  (brä′mən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mans. [Hinduism.]
  1. Eastern ReligionsAlso, Brahmin. a member of the highest, or priestly, class among the Hindus. Cf. Kshatriya, Shudra, Vaisya.
  2. Eastern ReligionsAlso, Brahma. the impersonal supreme being, the primal source and ultimate goal of all beings, with which Atman, when enlightened, knows itself to be identical.
  • Sanskrit brāhmaṇa (def. 1), brahman (def. 2)
  • 1475–85;

Brah•man  (brā′mən, brä′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Animal Husbandryany of several breeds of Indian cattle, esp. a grayish, heat-resistant American breed raised chiefly in the Gulf States.
  • special use of Brahman priest 1935–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Brahman /ˈbrɑːmən/ n ( pl -mans)
  1. Also called (esp formerly): Brahmin (sometimes not capital) a member of the highest or priestly caste in the Hindu caste system
  2. another name for Brahma1
Etymology: 14th Century: from Sanskrit brāhmaṇa, from brahman swelling of the spirit, prayerBrahmanic /brɑːˈmænɪk/, Brahˈmanical adj
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