different between sacrificial vs brahmana

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sacrifici?lis (“sacrificial”), from sacrificium (“sacrifice”), from sacrificus (“sacrificial”), from sacrific? (“sacrifice”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”) + faci? (“do, make”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?sæk.??.f??.?l/, /?sæk.??.f??.?l/

Adjective

sacrificial (not comparable)

1. Relating to sacrifice

   The old sacrificial well is still there, but animals aren't thrown into it to appease monsters anymore.

2. Used as a sacrifice.

   The sacrificial coating protects the hull, but because it takes the damage the hull doesn't, we must replace it annually.

   The ceremony involves the ritual slaying of a sacrificial lamb.

Derived terms

• sacrificially
• sacrificial anode

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sacrifici?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /s?.k?i.fi.si?al/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /sa.k?i.fi.si?al/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

sacrificial (masculine and feminine plural sacrificials)

1. sacrificial

Related terms

• sacrificar
• sacrifici

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sacrifici?lis.

Adjective

sacrificial (plural sacrificiales)

1. sacrificial

Related terms

• sacrificar
• sacrificio

English

Alternative forms

• br?hma?a

Etymology

Anglicized/transliterated from Sanskrit ???????? (br??hma?a).

Noun

brahmana (plural brahmana or brahmanas)

1. The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.)
2. A brahmin; a member of the brahmana (sense 1).
   • "'It was I who struck this wily br?hma?a' said Vir??a." (Mah?bh?rata: "Vir??a Parva")
3. A prose text that explains aspects of the Vedas.

Synonyms

• brahman
• brahmin

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit ???????? (br?hma?a).

Noun

brahmana

1. (Hinduism) a Brahmin, a man belonging to the 1st of the 3 twice-born classes and of the 4 original divisions of the Hindu body (generally a priest, but often in the present day a layman engaged in non-priestly occupations although the name is strictly only applicable to one who knows and repeats the veda).

Further reading

• “brahmana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.