brahmachari

[ brah-muh-chahr-ee ]

noun

, Hinduism.

1. a student of the Vedas, especially one committed to brahmacharya.
2. a celibate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brahmachari¹

From the Sanskrit word brahmacārin

Example Sentences

“It must be protected,” said Brahmachari Mukundanand, a local priest who called Joshimath the “brain of North India” and explained that “Our body can still function if some limbs are cut off. But if anything happens to our brain, we can’t function. … Its survival is extremely important.”

From Seattle Times

“It must be protected,” said Brahmachari Mukundanand, a local priest who called Joshimath the “brain of North India” and explained that “our body can still function if some limbs are cut off. But if anything happens to our brain, we can’t function. … Its survival is extremely important.”

From Seattle Times

He thought perhaps Brahmachari would lead him into Hinduism, certainly into some form of Eastern mysticism, but, to his surprise, the monk told him that he should read more in the Christian tradition.

From The New Yorker

But then he met, and developed a great admiration for, a Hindu monk named Mahanambrata Brahmachari.

From The New Yorker

When Brahmachari Vrajvihari Sharan led his first worship service in his new job as a Hindu chaplain Sunday, he knew his audience.

From Washington Post