brahmin
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
A member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas.
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɹɑmɪn
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Definition
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noun
A member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
The highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.
A member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.
A breed of beef cattle from India with a hump on the shoulder.
adjective
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