Brahmon.adj.

Brit.

/ˈbrɑːməʊ/, U.S.

/ˈbrɑmoʊ/

Forms: 1800s– Brahma, 1800s– Brahmo.

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

Etymology: < Sanskrit brāhma (also with Bengali pronunciation brahmo), follower of the Brahman (compare Brahma n.¹ 2), use as noun of brāhma relating to or concerned with the Brahman, derivative (with ablaut change) of brahman , neuter (see Brahma n.¹).

A. n.

A follower of Brahmoism. Cf. Brahmoist n.

ΚΠ

1851 K. M. Banerjea Lect. Educated Native Young Men 29 We have never yet witnessed a Bràhma of the Tuttbodhini Sobha spend much of his energies in the cause of female education or domestic reform.

1861 Spectator 28 Dec. 1429/1 The Brahmo, in reply, argues that prayer finds sufficient philosophical justification in its spontaneity, and that it is necessary to the support of moral and spiritual life.

1870 Contemp. Rev. 13 239 A congregation of Brahmos.

2019 Social Scientist 47 76 The educated Bengali Hindus and Brahmos had to strategise and plan for the inclusion of other religionists.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Brahmoism or its followers; (also) that is a Brahmo.

ΚΠ

1861 Glasgow Herald 21 Nov. 2/2 We heard that he, with his lady, has embraced the Brahmo religion.

1927 P. C. Ray Life of C. R. Das iii. 25 He married according to Brahmo rites (Act 3 of 1873) Basanti Devi.

2021 Dhaka Courier 15 Oct. Hariprabha Takeda—a Bengali Brahmo woman from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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

单词	brahmo
释义	Brahmon.adj. Brit. /ˈbrɑːməʊ/, U.S. /ˈbrɑmoʊ/ Forms: 1800s– Brahma, 1800s– Brahmo. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit brāhma. Etymology: < Sanskrit brāhma (also with Bengali pronunciation brahmo), follower of the Brahman (compare Brahma n.¹ 2), use as noun of brāhma relating to or concerned with the Brahman, derivative (with ablaut change) of brahman , neuter (see Brahma n.¹). A. n. A follower of Brahmoism. Cf. Brahmoist n. ΚΠ 1851 K. M. Banerjea Lect. Educated Native Young Men 29 We have never yet witnessed a Bràhma of the Tuttbodhini Sobha spend much of his energies in the cause of female education or domestic reform. 1861 Spectator 28 Dec. 1429/1 The Brahmo, in reply, argues that prayer finds sufficient philosophical justification in its spontaneity, and that it is necessary to the support of moral and spiritual life. 1870 Contemp. Rev. 13 239 A congregation of Brahmos. 2019 Social Scientist 47 76 The educated Bengali Hindus and Brahmos had to strategise and plan for the inclusion of other religionists. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Brahmoism or its followers; (also) that is a Brahmo. ΚΠ 1861 Glasgow Herald 21 Nov. 2/2 We heard that he, with his lady, has embraced the Brahmo religion. 1927 P. C. Ray Life of C. R. Das iii. 25 He married according to Brahmo rites (Act 3 of 1873) Basanti Devi. 2021 Dhaka Courier 15 Oct. Hariprabha Takeda—a Bengali Brahmo woman from Dhaka, Bangladesh. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.adj.1851
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