Brahminical

Pronunciation

• IPA: en, /brəˈmɪnÉ™kÉ™l/

Alternative forms

• Brahminical

Origin

en + -brahmin + ical

Full definition of brahminical

Adjective

1. Of or relating to brahmins or Brahmanism.
• 1901, Rudyard Kipling, Kim, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Chapter11, p.254,^{http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35555/35555-h/35555-h.htm}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, Part2, Chapter4, p.435,^{https://archive.org/details/houseformrbiswas00vsna_1}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, Chapter3, p.113,^{https://archive.org/details/finebalance00rohi}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.