Brahmana

noun

Brah·​ma·​na

ˈbrämənə,

-rȧm-

plural -s

: one of a class of Hindu sacred writings composed around the 9th to 6th centuries b.c. and devoted chiefly to the instruction of Brahmins in the performance of Vedic ritual see veda

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit brāhmaṇa

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