brahmacharin.

Brit.

/ˌbrɑːməˈtʃɑːri/,

/ˌbraməˈtʃari/, U.S.

/ˌbrɑməˈtʃɑri/

Forms:

α. 1700s Berhemcharry.

β. 1700s Brahmacharee, 1700s– Brahmachari.

γ. 1800s– Brahmacarin.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit brahmacārin.

Etymology: < Sanskrit brahmacārin (nominative singular masculine brahmacārī) person who spends time as a celibate religious student, person who leads a life of self-restraint < brahman (neuter) Veda, spiritual knowledge, religious life (see Brahma n.¹) + cārin (adjective) moving, living, practising ( < car- to move about (see cult n.) + -in , suffix forming adjectives), probably after brahmacarya brahmacharya n.The α. forms reflect a vernacular pronunciation of the Sanskrit word.

Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

A man who practises brahmacharya; a man who leads a life of self-restraint, esp. regarding sexual matters. Also (Hinduism): a man in the first ashrama. Cf. brahmacharya n.

ΚΠ

1776 N. B. Halhed tr. Code Gentoo Laws ii. 40 If a Berhemchàrry dies, the Man who taught the Deceased the Incantation Goiteree shall obtain his Effects.

1785 C. Wilkins tr. Bhăgvăt-Gēētā viii. 74 They live the lives of Brăhmă-chārēēs or godly pilgrims.

1847 J. Bird Hist. Researches on Origin & Princ. of Buddha & Jaina Relig. i. 24 The person represented by the image was, as would appear, a Brahmachari, named Sri Sohila, who through the usual penance and abstraction had subdued his passions, and become a form of Buddha.

1920 M. K. Gandhi Self-restraint v. Self-indulgence (1947) i. ix. 70 Brahmacharya means perfect control over all the senses and organs. For the perfect Brahmachari nothing is impossible.

2007 Manoa 19 73 Sometime later, looking every inch a brahmachari, Yashpal, Pali, stood at the door with folded hands, seeing off the guests.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	brahmachari
释义	brahmacharin. Brit. /ˌbrɑːməˈtʃɑːri/, /ˌbraməˈtʃari/, U.S. /ˌbrɑməˈtʃɑri/ Forms: α. 1700s Berhemcharry. β. 1700s Brahmacharee, 1700s– Brahmachari. γ. 1800s– Brahmacarin. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit brahmacārin. Etymology: < Sanskrit brahmacārin (nominative singular masculine brahmacārī) person who spends time as a celibate religious student, person who leads a life of self-restraint < brahman (neuter) Veda, spiritual knowledge, religious life (see Brahma n.¹) + cārin (adjective) moving, living, practising ( < car- to move about (see cult n.) + -in , suffix forming adjectives), probably after brahmacarya brahmacharya n.The α. forms reflect a vernacular pronunciation of the Sanskrit word. Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. A man who practises brahmacharya; a man who leads a life of self-restraint, esp. regarding sexual matters. Also (Hinduism): a man in the first ashrama. Cf. brahmacharya n. ΚΠ 1776 N. B. Halhed tr. Code Gentoo Laws ii. 40 If a Berhemchàrry dies, the Man who taught the Deceased the Incantation Goiteree shall obtain his Effects. 1785 C. Wilkins tr. Bhăgvăt-Gēētā viii. 74 They live the lives of Brăhmă-chārēēs or godly pilgrims. 1847 J. Bird Hist. Researches on Origin & Princ. of Buddha & Jaina Relig. i. 24 The person represented by the image was, as would appear, a Brahmachari, named Sri Sohila, who through the usual penance and abstraction had subdued his passions, and become a form of Buddha. 1920 M. K. Gandhi Self-restraint v. Self-indulgence (1947) i. ix. 70 Brahmacharya means perfect control over all the senses and organs. For the perfect Brahmachari nothing is impossible. 2007 Manoa 19 73 Sometime later, looking every inch a brahmachari, Yashpal, Pali, stood at the door with folded hands, seeing off the guests. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1776
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