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BRAHMINICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brahminical mean? 

BRAHMINICAL (adjective)
  The adjective BRAHMINICAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of a brahminplay

  Familiarity information: BRAHMINICAL used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BRAHMINICAL (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of a brahmin

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

brahminic; brahminical

Pertainym:

brahmin (a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family))

Derivation:

brahmin (the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category)

brahmin (a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas)

brahmin (a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family))


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