单词 | brahmanize |
释义 | Brahmanizev. transitive. To convert (a person or group of people) to Brahmanism; to cause (a person or thing) to conform to Brahmanical norms or adapt to Brahmanism. ΚΠ 1804 J. Mackintosh Let. 29 June in R. J. Mackintosh Mem. Life Sir J. Mackintosh (1835) I. v. 207 Four and thirty years' residence in this country have Braminised his mind and body. 1871 A. Cunningham Archæol. Surv. India 1862–5 I. 114 Major Kittoe sent me a transcript of the inscription in modern Nâgari, which I strongly suspect to have been Brahmanized by his Banâras Pandits. 1874 J. Robson Hinduism & its Relations to Christianity ii. v. 201 In 1868 an attempt was made to Brahmanize the Bhils of the Aravalis. 1981 Proc. Indian Hist. Congr. 42 103 The main contention is that the Neolithic Austric peoples contributed the essential agronomic components along with their associated rituals, beliefs and practices which have been subsequently Brahmanized. 2001 Proc. Indian Hist. Congr.: 61st Sess. 2000–1 i. 62 Some of the most popular deities in Bengal who have been largely Brahmanized like Siva, Vishnu, etc., are of Dravidian origin. Derivatives ˈBrahmanized adj. influenced by or adhering to Brahmanism. ΚΠ 1804 J. Mackintosh Let. 14 Aug. in R. J. Mackintosh Mem. Life Sir J. Mackintosh (1835) I. v. 212 Mr. Duncan may represent one genus, the Braminised Englishman; Lord W—— is indisputably at the head of the other, the Sultanised Englishman. 1862 R. H. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 427 The Brahminised Tamul race in the south. 2013 Bull. School Oriental & Afr. Stud. 76 330 Buddhists felt obliged to compose new literatures in Sanskrit and develop an increasingly Brahmanized culture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < |
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