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brahmin

/'brɑmɪn/

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noun
the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
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varna
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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 brahman

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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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brahman

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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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brahman

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hindu hindustani hindoo

Definition that contains brahmin

mahatma (Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage
gurkha a member of Hindu people descended from brahmins and Rajputs who live in Nepal
brahminic of or relating to or characteristic of a brahmin
brahminical of or relating to or characteristic of a brahmin
brahmana prose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the brahmins to perform the very elaborate sacrificial rituals