Brahmin
//ˈbɹɑːmɪn// adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.
- 2 Alternative spelling of brahmin. alt-of, alternative
- 3 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 wordnet
- 4 One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.
- 5 the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category wordnet
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- 6 A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.
- 7 a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas wordnet
- 8 A member of a social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA. New-England, US, capitalized, especially
"Branching from the root of it all was New England Society. The original Nelson [W. Aldrich] became remembered as a patrician, a Brahmin."
- 9 a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family) wordnet
- 10 A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.
Adjective
- 1 Scholarly. not-comparable
Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of Brahman. alt-of, alternative
Example
More examples"Branching from the root of it all was New England Society. The original Nelson [W. Aldrich] became remembered as a patrician, a Brahmin."
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French bramine, from obsolete Portuguese bramine, from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa); modern French brahmane, Portuguese brâmane are readjusted after Sanskrit. Doublet of Brahmana.
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