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brahman

/brah-muhn/US // ˈbrɑ mən //UK // (ˈbrɑːmən) //

婆罗门,婆罗门教徒,婆罗门人,梵天

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural Brah·mans.Hinduism.

    • : Also Brahmin. a member of the highest, or priestly, class among the Hindus.Compare Kshatriya, Shudra, Vaisya.
    • : Also Brahma. the impersonal supreme being, the primal source and ultimate goal of all beings, with which Atman, when enlightened, knows itself to be identical.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
aristocrat贵族,贵族阶层,贵族们,贵族化noble崇高的,崇高,昂贵的,崇尚patrician父权主义者,父权制,乡绅,元老级人物silk-stocking丝袜,真丝袜,丝网袜,丝绸袜thoroughbred纯种马,纯种的,纯种动物,纯种马匹titled person有职称的人,有身份的人,有头衔的人,有头有脸的人upper-cruster上层螺旋桨,仰卧起坐,上层螺旋体,仰卧撑

Examples

  • A Brahman who has thus mortified his body by these modes is exalted into the divine essence.

  • The candidate must now crawl through her hollow body three times, and thus is transformed into a Brahman.

  • A Brahman brings an idol of Vishnu and begins the marriage ceremony, standing before the plant.

  • Needless to say that, amongst Brahman women, marriage is not a question of free choice, and still less of affection.

  • The officiating Brahman tied their hands with some kus-kus grass, and led them three times round the altar.

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