brahman, n.
(brahmans)
(brahmans)
the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
<noun.group>
brahman brahmin
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derivationally related form
a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
<noun.person>
brahman brahmin
sample sentences
"originally all brahmans were priests"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
<noun.person>
brahman brahmin
sample sentences
"a Boston brahman"
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derivationally related form
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