Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus
(noun) 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
brahman, brahmin
(noun) the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
brahman, brahmin
(noun) a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; “originally all brahmans were priests”
brahman, brahmin
(noun) a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); “a Boston brahman”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
brahmin (plural brahmins)
A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.
Synonym: brahmana
One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.
A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.
A member of a social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA.
A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.
brahmin (not comparable)
Scholarly.
• brahminic
• brahminical
Brahmin (plural Brahmins)
Alternative spelling of brahmin
Brahmin
Alternative spelling of Brahman
Source: Wiktionary
Brah"man, Brah"min, n.; pl. Brahmans, Brahmins. Etym: [Skr. Brahmana (cf. Brahman worship, holiness; the God Brahma, also Brahman): cf. F. Brahmane, Brachmane, Bramine, L. Brachmanae, -manes, -mani, pl., Gr.
Definition: A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindoos. Brahman bull (Zoöl.), the male of a variety of the zebu, or Indian ox, considered sacred by the Hindoos.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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