Definition
The religious, philosophical, and social system centered on Brahmin priests, their rituals, and their interpretation of Hindu scriptures and cosmology.
Etymology
From 'brahman' plus the suffix '-ism' (denoting a system of beliefs or practices). This term describes both the religious ideology and the social structure created by and around Brahmin authority.
Kelly Says
Early Western scholars used 'Brahmanism' to describe a different stage of Hinduism than modern practice, but Indians never really used this word—it's a foreign construct imposed by colonial classification systems!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ብራህመንነት
brah-men-net
ARالعربية
البرمنية
al-barmaniyya
BNবাংলা
ব্রাহ্মণবাদ
brah-ma-n-baad
CACatalà
brahmanisme
brah-ma-nizm
CSČeština
brahmanismus
brah-ma-ni-zmus
DADansk
brahmanisme
brah-ma-nizm
DEDeutsch
Brahmanismus
brah-ma-ni-zmus
ELΕλληνικά
βραχμάνισμος
brah-ma-nis-mos
ESEspañol
brahmanismo
brah-man-i-smo
FAفارسی
براہمنیت
brah-mani-yat
FISuomi
brahmanismi
brah-ma-ni-smi
FRFrançais
brahmanisme
bra-ma-nizm
GUGU
બ્રાહ્મણવાદ
brah-ma-n-vaad
HAHA
Brahmanism
brah-ma-nizm
HEעברית
בראחמניזם
brah-ma-niz-m
HIहिन्दी
ब्राह्मणवाद
brah-ma-n-vaad
HUMagyar
brahmanizmus
brah-ma-ni-zmus
IDBahasa Indonesia
Brahmanisme
brah-ma-ni-sme
IGIG
Brahmanism
brah-ma-nizm
ITItaliano
brahmanismo
brah-ma-ni-smo
JA日本語
ブラフマーニズム
bura-humā-nizumu
KKKK
браманизм
brah-ma-nizm
KO한국어
브라흐만주의
beura-heuman-ju-i
MRMR
ब्राह्मणीय
brah-ma-ni-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
Brahmanisme
brah-ma-ni-sme
MYမြန်မာ
ဗြဟမဏ
bya-hma-na
NLNederlands
brahmanisme
brah-ma-ni-sme
NONorsk
brahmanisme
brah-ma-nizm
PLPolski
brahmanizm
brah-ma-nizm
PTPortuguês
brahmanismo
brah-ma-ni-smo
RORomână
brahmanism
brah-ma-nizm
RUРусский
браманизм
brah-ma-nizm
SVSvenska
brahmanism
brah-ma-nizm
SWKiswahili
Brahmanism
brah-ma-nizm
TAதமிழ்
பிராணியம்
pra-a-ni-yam
TEతెలుగు
బ్రాహ్మణవాదం
brah-ma-n-vaadam
THไทย
บราห्मนิก
brah-ma-nik
TLTL
Brahmanismo
brah-ma-ni-smo
TRTürkçe
Brahmanizm
brah-ma-nizm
UKУкраїнська
браманізм
brah-ma-nizm
URاردو
براہمنیت
brah-mani-yat
VITiếng Việt
Brahman
brah-man
YOYO
Brahmanism
brah-ma-nizm
ZH中文
婆罗门教
pó luó mén jiào
ZUZU
Brahmanism
brah-ma-nizm