Brahmin Definition

brämĭn
noun
Webster's New World
A cultured person from a long-established upper-class family, esp. of New England, regarded as haughty or conservative.
Webster's New World

A Hindu priestly caste; one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.

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One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.

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A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.

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adjective
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Other Word Forms of Brahmin

Noun

Singular:
Brahmin
Plural:
brahmins

Origin of Brahmin

  • Probably alteration of Sanskrit brāhmaṇaḥ from brāhmaṇa- brahminic Brahman

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Anglicised from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa).

    From Wiktionary

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