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Brahma

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Brah·ma 1  (bräm)
n.
1. Hinduism
a. The creator god, conceived chiefly as a member of the triad including also Vishnu and Shiva.
b. Variant of Brahman.
2. Variant of Brahman.

[Sanskrit brahm, from brahma, prayer.]

Brah·ma 2 also brah·ma  (bräm, br-)
n.
A large domestic fowl of a breed originating in Asia and having feathered legs and small wings and tail.

[After Brahmaputra.]

Brahma
Noun
1. a Hindu god, the Creator
2. same as Brahman (sense 2)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.BrahmaBrahma - the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon
Trimurti - the triad of divinities of later Hinduism
2.BrahmaBrahma - any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
Bos, genus Bos - wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini
bovine - any of various members of the genus Bos
zebu - domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia


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The priests of Brahma, like those of Abracadabranese, are holy
These were fervent Brahmins, the bitterest foes of Buddhism, their deities being Vishnu, the solar god, Shiva, the divine impersonation of natural forces, and Brahma, the supreme ruler of priests and legislators.
Teachers, you must watch her: keep your eyes on her movements, weigh well her words, scrutinise her actions, punish her body to save her soul: if, indeed, such salvation be possible, for (my tongue falters while I tell it) this girl, this child, the native of a Christian land, worse than many a little heathen who says its prayers to Brahma and kneels before Juggernaut--this girl is--a liar
 
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