brahmanism
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The principles and religious practice of the Brahmins, aspects of Hinduism as practiced by the Brahmin caste of India.
name
Historical Vedic ritualism, contrasted with Shramana traditions.
Example Sentences
- "Alongside Brahmanism was the non-Aryan Shramanic culture with its roots going back to prehistoric times."
- "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."