Brahmanism
Brahmanism proper noun: the principles and religious practice of the Brahmins, aspects of Hinduism as practiced by the Brahmin caste of India.
Proper noun
Brahmanism
- The principles and religious practice of the Brahmins, aspects of Hinduism as practiced by the Brahmin caste of India.
- Historical Vedic ritualism, contrasted with Shramana traditions.
- Alongside Brahmanism was the non-Aryan Shramanic culture with its roots going back to prehistoric times.1972, Cromwell Crawford, review of L. M. Joshi, Brahmanism, Buddhism and Hinduism, Philosophy East and West
- The conduct or attitudes ascribed to the social or cultural elite within a given society.
- I am sorry to say that I have found it uphill and exasperating work trying to impose Joyce on such “intellectual” people, or people whose opinion carries weight as I know, in London. … There is a strong body of critical Brahminism, destructive and conservative in temper, which will not have Joyce.July 9, 1919, letter from T.S. Eliot to John Quinn
Brahmanism meaning in Bengali
Brahmanism in Bengali
- Brahmanism
- ব্রাহ্মণ্যবাদ brahmôṇẏôbad
Forms of Brahmanism
| alternative form | Brahmenism |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Brahminism |
Origin of Brahmanism
From brahman + -ism or brahmin + -ism. Introduced in 1816 as Brahmenism by George S. Faber (OED).
Questions about Brahmanism
- What does Brahmanism mean?
- Brahmanism means the principles and religious practice of the Brahmins, aspects of Hinduism as practiced by the Brahmin caste of India.
- What is Brahmanism in Bengali?
- Brahmanism in Bengali is ব্রাহ্মণ্যবাদ (brahmôṇẏôbad). See Brahmanism meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is Brahmanism?
- Brahmanism is a proper noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Brahmanism (page history and authors); ব্রাহ্মণ্যবাদ (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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