| NOUN | person | brahman, brahmin | a member of a social and cultural / cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family) |
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| person | brahman, brahmin | a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas | |
| group | brahman, brahmin | the highest of the four varnas | |
| animal | Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus | any of several breeds of Indian cattle |
| Meaning | A member of a social and cultural / cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family). | |
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| Example | "a Boston brahman" | |
| Synonym | brahmin | |
| Broader | aristocrat, blue blood, patrician | A member of the aristocracy |
| Meaning | A member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas. | |
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| Example | "originally all brahmans were priests" | |
| Synonym | brahmin | |
| Member of | brahman, brahmin | The highest of the four varnas |
| Narrower | smarta | One of a group of brahmans who uphold nonsectarian orthodoxy according to the Vedanta school of Hinduism |
| Broader | Hindu, Hindoo, Hindustani | A native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India |
| Spanish | brahman, brahmán | |
| Catalan | braman | |
| Meaning | The highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category. | |
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| Synonym | brahmin | |
| Members | brahman, brahmin | A member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas |
| Broader | varna | (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis) |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus | |
| Member of | Bos, genus Bos | wild and domestic cattle |
| Narrower | zebu | domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap |
| Broader | bovine | Any of various members of the genus Bos |
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