Brahmin

Brah·min  (brämn)

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.

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[Probably alteration of Sanskrit brhmaa, from brhmaa-, brahminic; see Brahman.]

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Brah·minic (-mnk), Brah·mini·cal adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	brahmin - a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston brahman" brahman aristocrat, blue blood, patrician - a member of the aristocracy
	2.	brahmin - a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests" brahman brahman, brahmin - the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category Hindoo, Hindu, Hindustani - a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India 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 brahman varna - (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis) brahman, brahmin - a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests"
	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 crossbreeding Bos indicus, Brahma, Brahman Bos, 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