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brahman

/'brɑmən/

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noun
the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
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brahmin

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varna
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
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bos indicus brahma brahmin

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bovine
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a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
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"a Boston brahman"

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brahmin

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patrician blue blood aristocrat
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a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
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"originally all brahmans were priests"

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brahmin

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hindu hindustani hindoo

Examples of brahman

"a Boston brahman"
"originally all brahmans were priests"