Brahmanical

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Etymology

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From Brahman +‎ -ical.

Adjective

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Brahmanical (comparative more Brahmanical, superlative most Brahmanical)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Brahman
  2. Of or pertaining to the Brahmins or their doctrines or worship.
    • 2000, Sue Hamilton, Indian Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction, OUP, published 2001, page 18:
      First, the milieu of north India at this period was dominated by the Brahmanical tradition, and it remained the only tradition to secure a lasting hegemonic grip on the country's socio-religious structure.