Meaning | (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis). |
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Category | Hinduism, Hindooism | A body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system |
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Members | jati | (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive / distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India |
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Narrower | brahman, brahmin | The highest of the four varnas |
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rajanya | The second highest of the four varnas |
sudra, shudra | The lowest of the four varnas |
vaisya | The third of the four varnas |
Broader | group, grouping | Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit |
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