Brahmanism Definition

brämə-nĭzəm
noun
The religious doctrines and system of the Brahmans.
Webster's New World
The religious practices and beliefs of ancient India as reflected in the Vedas.
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pronoun

The principles and religious practice of the Brahmins, aspects of Hinduism as practiced by the Brahmin caste of India.

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Historical Vedic ritualism, contrasted with Shramana traditions.

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The conduct or attitudes ascribed to the social or cultural elite within a given society.
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Origin of Brahmanism

  • Built from brahmin, which is an anglicization of Sanskrit brāhmaṇa (vernacular variants thereof). Introduced in 1816 as Brahmenism by George S. Faber (OED). Current spelling variants are Brahminism besides Brahmanism.

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Brahmanism Sentence Examples

  • During the next few centuries Brahmanism gradually became the ruling religion.

  • The peaceful progress of Brahmanism was hindered by the doctrine of the Indian prince Gotama, called the Buddha, which grew into one of the greatest religions of the world.

  • In the 10th century Buddhism, which had existed for centuries in Cambodia, began to become powerful and to rival Brahmanism, the official religion.

  • Their language is derived from Malay, and while some of the Chams are Mussulmans, the dominant religion is Brahmanism, and more especially the worship of Siva.

  • Further, it is probably in the mixture of Greek, Persian and Indian deities which characterizes the pantheon of the Kushan kings that are to be sought many of the features found in Mahayanist Buddhism and Hinduism (as distinguished from the earlier Brahmanism).

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