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brahmin
/ˈbɹɑmɪn/
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What does brahmin mean?
noun
- A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.
- 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.
More meanings (5)
noun
- 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.
- Alternative spelling of brahmin.
adjective
- Scholarly.
proper noun
- Alternative spelling of Brahman.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈbɹɑmɪn/
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Very similar was the conduct of that inquiring Brahmin, which is related by Forbes in his Oriental Memoirs.
You will not see him, but you will see a Brahmin who will attend to the matter and take the money.
More book examples (3)
They came upon the corpse of a Brahmin lying in the depth of the jungle, where he had died of thirst.
The village temple, or the village Brahmin, may have to get something, the road-cess has to be paid, and so on.
One day a Brahmin was walking along a country road when he came upon a Tiger, shut up in a strong iron cage.