Sekirov Dictionary

brahmin

/ˈbɹɑːmɪn/

noun 5
adjective 1
forms 2

noun5

A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.
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(US, New-England) A member of a social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA.
- Branching from the root of it all was New England Society. The original Nelson [W. Aldrich] became remembered as a patrician, a Brahmin. — 1988
A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.
A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.
One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.

adjective1

Scholarly.

forms

Brahmins · brahmins

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