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Word: brahmin (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • of or relating to the caste of brahmins
  • scholarly

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Noun:

  • A Hindu priestly caste; one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.
  • A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.
  • A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.
  • A social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA.
  • One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.

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