"Brahmanical" meaning in English

See Brahmanical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Brahmanical [comparative], most Brahmanical [superlative]
Etymology: From Brahman + -ical. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Brahman|ical}} Brahman + -ical Head templates: {{en-adj}} Brahmanical (comparative more Brahmanical, superlative most Brahmanical)
  1. Of or pertaining to the Brahman
    Sense id: en-Brahmanical-en-adj-Tx-2-uk2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ical, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ical: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35
  2. Of or pertaining to the Brahmins or their doctrines or worship.
    Sense id: en-Brahmanical-en-adj-xlk4zPFD Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Brahmanic, Brahminic, Brahminical
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