Brahmaniciden.¹

Brit.

/brɑːˈmanᵻsʌɪd/, U.S.

/brɑˈmɑnᵻˌsaɪd/

Forms: 1800s Bramhunicide (irregular), 1800s– Brahmanicide, 1800s– Brahminicide Brit.

/brɑːˈmɪnᵻsʌɪd/, U.S.

/brɑˈmɪnᵻˌsaɪd/; also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Sanskrit lexical item. Etymons: Brahmin n., -icide comb. form¹.

Etymology: < Brahmin n. (see forms at that entry) + -icide comb. form¹, after Sanskrit brahmahan ( < brahma- , combining form of brahman priest, Brahmin (see Brahma n.¹) + -han killer < han- to strike, kill: see offend v.). Compare Brahmanicide n.²

A person or divinity who has killed a Brahmin.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > killing > killer for specific reason or type of person > [noun] > of priest or holy man

vaticide1728

Brahmanicide1806

1806 J. Marshman & W. Carey tr. Valmiki Ramayuna I. 301 O divine sage, where is the country in which these abandoned and impious brahmanicides are found who violently prevent thy sacrifice?

1908 M. N. Dutt tr. Gautama Samhita xxii. 705 xxii. 705 Brahminicides, drunkards, men who defile the bed of their own Gurus..should be regarded as degraded persons.

2013 J. Napier They sing Wedding God 254 To view these scenes as anything other than primarily comic may be a little over reactive, but they do..temporarily but effectively render Shiva a Brahminicide.

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

Brahmaniciden.²

Brit.

/brɑːˈmanᵻsʌɪd/, U.S.

/brɑˈmɑnᵻˌsaɪd/

Forms: 1800s– Brahmanicide, 1800s– Brahminicide Brit.

/brɑːˈmɪnᵻsʌɪd/, U.S.

/brɑˈmɪnᵻˌsaɪd/; also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Sanskrit lexical item. Etymons: Brahmin n., -icide comb. form².

Etymology: < Brahmin n. (see forms at that entry) + -icide comb. form², after Sanskrit brahmahatyā ( < brahma- , combining form of brahman priest, Brahmin (see Brahma n.¹) + hatyā act of killing). Compare earlier Brahmanicide n.¹

The action of killing a Brahmin.

ΚΠ

1834 Amer. Board Commissioners Foreign Missions June 71/2 Immediately on his death, a terrific monster arose from the body to punish Indra for his brahminicide.

1990 C. M. Brown Triumph of Goddess iii. 55 Indra's sin of Brahmanicide figures prominently in both Bhāgavatas.

2003 Rivista degli Studi Orientali 77 103 In order to expiate his sin of Brahminicide he must beg with the skull as his begging bowl.

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

单词	brahmanicide
释义	Brahmaniciden.¹ Brit. /brɑːˈmanᵻsʌɪd/, U.S. /brɑˈmɑnᵻˌsaɪd/ Forms: 1800s Bramhunicide (irregular), 1800s– Brahmanicide, 1800s– Brahminicide Brit. /brɑːˈmɪnᵻsʌɪd/, U.S. /brɑˈmɪnᵻˌsaɪd/; also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Sanskrit lexical item. Etymons: Brahmin n., -icide comb. form¹. Etymology: < Brahmin n. (see forms at that entry) + -icide comb. form¹, after Sanskrit brahmahan ( < brahma- , combining form of brahman priest, Brahmin (see Brahma n.¹) + -han killer < han- to strike, kill: see offend v.). Compare Brahmanicide n.² A person or divinity who has killed a Brahmin. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killer for specific reason or type of person > [noun] > of priest or holy man vaticide1728 Brahmanicide1806 1806 J. Marshman & W. Carey tr. Valmiki Ramayuna I. 301 O divine sage, where is the country in which these abandoned and impious brahmanicides are found who violently prevent thy sacrifice? 1908 M. N. Dutt tr. Gautama Samhita xxii. 705 xxii. 705 Brahminicides, drunkards, men who defile the bed of their own Gurus..should be regarded as degraded persons. 2013 J. Napier They sing Wedding God 254 To view these scenes as anything other than primarily comic may be a little over reactive, but they do..temporarily but effectively render Shiva a Brahminicide. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). Brahmaniciden.² Brit. /brɑːˈmanᵻsʌɪd/, U.S. /brɑˈmɑnᵻˌsaɪd/ Forms: 1800s– Brahmanicide, 1800s– Brahminicide Brit. /brɑːˈmɪnᵻsʌɪd/, U.S. /brɑˈmɪnᵻˌsaɪd/; also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Sanskrit lexical item. Etymons: Brahmin n., -icide comb. form². Etymology: < Brahmin n. (see forms at that entry) + -icide comb. form², after Sanskrit brahmahatyā ( < brahma- , combining form of brahman priest, Brahmin (see Brahma n.¹) + hatyā act of killing). Compare earlier Brahmanicide n.¹ The action of killing a Brahmin. ΚΠ 1834 Amer. Board Commissioners Foreign Missions June 71/2 Immediately on his death, a terrific monster arose from the body to punish Indra for his brahminicide. 1990 C. M. Brown Triumph of Goddess iii. 55 Indra's sin of Brahmanicide figures prominently in both Bhāgavatas. 2003 Rivista degli Studi Orientali 77 103 In order to expiate his sin of Brahminicide he must beg with the skull as his begging bowl. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.¹1806n.²1834
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