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单词 brahmacharya
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brahmacharyan.

Brit. /ˌbrɑːməˈtʃɑːrɪə/, /ˌbraməˈtʃarɪə/, U.S. /ˌbrɑməˈtʃɑriə/
Forms: 1700s– brahmacharya, 1800s– brahmacarya.
Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit brahmacarya.
Etymology: < Sanskrit brahmacarya period of celibate life as a religious student, lifestyle of self-restraint and celibacy < brahman (neuter) Veda, spiritual knowledge, religious life (see Brahma n.1) + carya practice, religious observance < car- to move about, to conduct oneself (see cult n.) + -ya , suffix forming abstract nouns. Compare slightly earlier brahmachari n.
Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
A lifestyle or mode of conduct governed by self-restraint, esp. regarding sexual matters. Also (Hinduism): the initial ashrama of life, characterized by education and celibacy.
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society > morality > virtue > purity > chastity > [noun]
kasté13..
chastityc1305
chasteheada1325
temperance1340
continencec1380
chastenessc1386
virginitya1400
violet1412
castimony1490
continency1526
chastice1567
nunnery1654
brahmacharya1787
moral restraint1803
1787 C. Wilkins tr. Hĕĕtōpădēs of Vĕĕshnŏŏ-Sărmā i. 34 I lead that mode of life which is called Brăhmă-chăryă.
1881 T. Mitra Law Relating To Hindu Widow ii. 107 She must observe Brahmacharya,—i.e., the duties observed by a Brahmachari, or a Vedic student. She must practise austerities.
1904 A. W. Besant Hindu Ideals ii. 30 To-day we are to study the first âshrama, that of Brahmacharya, which covers the life of the student.
1925 M. K. Gandhi Self-restraint v. Self-indulgence (1947) i. ii. 39 There can be no two opinions about the necessity of birth control. But the only method handed down from ages past is self-control or brahmacharya.
1969 R. Shankar My Music ii. 58 He strongly insists that the students follow brahmacharyafor the disciple, a traditional Hindu way of life that includes only the absolute essentials of material needs.
2011 India Internat. Centre Q. 38 21 In the case of the students, the relevant stage of life was brahmacharya.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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