brahman

n. member of the highest priestly caste among the Hindus (Hinduism)

This page deals with the Hindu concept of The Supreme Reality. For other uses of this word and similar words, see Brahman (disambiguation). For the Hindu priestly Varna, see Brahmin. Brahman (nominative ) is the concept of the supreme spirit found in Hinduism. Brahman is 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. In the Rig Veda, Brahman gives rise to the primordial being Hiranyagarbha that is equated with the creator God Brahmā. The trimurti can thus be considered a personification of hiranyagarbha as the active principle behind the phenomena of the universe. The seers who inspired the composition of the Upanisads asserted that the liberated soul (jivanmukta) has realized his identity with Brahman as his true self (see Atman (Hinduism)). The word "Brahman" is derived from the verb brh (Sanskrit:to grow), and connotes greatness. The Mundaka Upanishad says: Om- That supreme Brahman is infinite, and this conditioned Brahman is infinite. The infinite proceeds from infinite. Then through knowledge, realizing the infinitude of the infinite, it remains as infinite alone.
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This page deals with the Hindu varnas. For other uses of this word and similar words, see Brahmana, Brahman and Brahman (disambiguation). For the family of moths known as brahmin moths, see Brahmaeidae. The term Brahmin denotes both a member of the priestly class in the Hindu varna system, and a member of the highest caste in the caste system of Hindu society. The Sanskrit word denotes priestly class and caste (tribe). The Sanskrit terms and ("belonging to Brahman") are also used. The English word brāhmin is an anglicised form of Sanskrit word brāhmana.
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Noun
1. any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
(synonym) Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus
(hypernym) bovine
(hyponym) zebu
(member-holonym) Bos, genus Bos

Noun
1. a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston Brahman"
(synonym) brahmin
(hypernym) aristocrat, blue blood, patrician
2. a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests"
(synonym) brahmin
(hypernym) Hindu, Hindoo, Hindustani
(hyponym) smarta
(member-holonym) brahmin
3. the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
(synonym) brahmin
(hypernym) varna
(member-meronym) brahmin

n. Brahmin, member of the highest priestly caste among the Hindus (Hinduism)

n. Brahmani, Brahman woman, woman of the Brahman class