brahminical

English

Alternative forms

• Brahminical

Etymology

brahmin +‎ -ical

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brəˈmɪnəkəl/

Adjective

brahminical (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to brahmins or Brahmanism.
   • 1901, Rudyard Kipling, Kim, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Chapter 11, p. 254,^[1]

     Now the Jains officially recognise all the Gods of the Hindu creed, as well as the Lingam and the Snake. They wear the Brahminical thread; they adhere to every claim of Hindu caste-law.

   • 1961, V. S. Naipaul, A House for Mr Biswas, Penguin, 1992, Part 2, Chapter 4, p. 435,^[2]

     Despite the strict brahminical régime of his household, W. C. Tuttle was all for modernity.

   • 1995, Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance, London: Faber & Faber, 1997, Chapter 3, p. 113,^[3]

     [Pandit Lalluram] pivoted on one buttock and broke wind. Dukhi leaned back to allow it free passage, wondering what penalty might adhere to the offence of interfering with the waft of brahminical flatus.