Brah·min (brä m n)n. 1. Variant of Brahman. 2. A member of a cultural and social elite, especially of that formed by descendants of old New England families: a Boston Brahmin. 3. Variant of Brahman. adj. Variant of Brahman. [Probably alteration of Sanskrit br  hma a , from brhmaa-, brahminic; see Brahman.]Brah·min ic (-mnk), Brah·mini·cal adj. |
Brahmin [ˈbrɑːmɪn]
n pl -min, -mins
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) the older spelling of Brahman (a Hindu priest)
2. (in the US) a highly intelligent or socially exclusive person, esp a member of one of the older New England families
3. an intellectual or social snob
Brahminic , Brahminical adj
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| Noun | 1. | brahmin - a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston brahman" |
| 2. | brahmin - a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests" smarta - one of a group of brahmans who uphold nonsectarian orthodoxy according to the Vedanta school of Hinduism | |
| 3. | brahmin - the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category varna - (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis) | |
| 4. |  Brahmin - 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 crossbreedingBos, genus Bos - wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini bovine - any of various members of the genus Bos zebu - domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia |
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