Adjacent Words

Brahma definitions

	Tweet

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BRAH'MA, n. [L. primus.] The chief deity of the Indian nations, considered as the creator of all things.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon
2: 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 [syn: Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Sanskrit brahman Date: 1690 1. the creator god of the Hindu sacred triad — compare Shiva, Vishnu 2. the ultimate ground of all being in Hinduism II. noun Date: 1938 Brahman 2

Britannica Concise

One of three major gods in late Vedic Hinduism, c.500 BC-c.AD 500. He was gradually eclipsed by the other two, Vishnu and Shiva. In classical times the doctrine of Trimurti identified the three as aspects of a supreme deity. Brahma was associated with the creator god Prajapati, whose identity he came to assume. All temples of Shiva or Vishnu contain an image of Brahma, but today there is no sect or cult devoted exclusively to him.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the Hindu Creator. 2 the supreme divine reality in Hindu belief. Etymology: Skr., = creator

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Brahma Brah"ma, n. [See Brahman.] 1. (Hindoo Myth.) The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindoo gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer. Note: According to the Hindoo religious books, Brahma (with the final a short), or Brahm, is the Divine Essence, the One First Cause, the All in All, while the personal gods, Brahm['a] (with the final a long), Vishnu, and Siva, are emanations or manifestations of Brahma the Divine Essence. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds, the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also Brahmapootra.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. (Hindoo Mythol.) The Creator, the Creative deity, the Formative Energy in God.

Moby Thesaurus

Agni, Asvins, Atman, Avalokita, Bhairava, Bhairavi, Chandi, Daksha, Devaki, Devi, Dharma, Dharti Mai, Durga, Dyaus, Ganapati, Ganesa, Ganesha, Garuda, Hanuman, Himavat, Indra, Kali, Kama, Kamsa, Karttikeya, Lakshmi, Parjanya, Parvati, Pushan, Rahu, Rhibhus, Rudra, Sarasvati, Savitar, Shiva, Sita, Siva, Soma, Surya, Uma, Ushas, Vaja, Varuna, Varuni, Vayu, Vishnu, Yama, the Destroyer, the Preserver, the Regenerator, the Supreme Soul, the Universal Ego