brahman
/bɹˈɑmən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.81 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A breed of beef cattle from India with a hump on the shoulder.
name
The unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality which is the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and everything beyond in this Universe. The nature of Brahman is described as transpersonal, personal and impersonal by different philosophical schools.
Example Sentences
- "The coins of this dynasty are all marked with the figures of the Brahman Bull and a horseman; and it is remarkable that this very Hindú device was retained by the Mohammedan sovereigns who reigned over the same countries."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ब्राह्मण, براہمن, बृह्, ब्रह्मन्