Brahma

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brahma \Brah"ma\, n. [See {Brahman}.]
     1. (Hindu Myth.) The One First Cause; also, one of the triad
        of Hindu gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator,
        {Vishnu}, the Preserver, and {Siva}, the Destroyer.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     Note: According to the Hindu 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.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.) 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}.
        [1913 Webster] Brahman

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Brahma
       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 grayish humped breed
          evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle
          and now used chiefly for crossbreeding [syn: {Brahman}, {Brahmin},
           {Bos indicus}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  52 Moby Thesaurus words for "Brahma":
     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
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  BRAHMA, n.  He who created the Hindoos, who are preserved by Vishnu
  and destroyed by Siva -- a rather neater division of labor than is
  found among the deities of some other nations.  The Abracadabranese,
  for example, are created by Sin, maintained by Theft and destroyed by
  Folly.  The priests of Brahma, like those of Abracadabranese, are holy
  and learned men who are never naughty.
  
      O Brahma, thou rare old Divinity,
      First Person of the Hindoo Trinity,
      You sit there so calm and securely,
      With feet folded up so demurely --
      You're the First Person Singular, surely.
                                                          Polydore Smith