Meaning of BRAHMAN
| Pronunciation: | | 'brâmun
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- [n] any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
- [n] the highest of the four main Hindu castes: the priestly caste
- [n] a member of the highest of the four Hindu castes; "originally all Brahmins were priests"
- [n] a member of a social and cultural elite especially a descendant of an Old New England family; "a Boston Brahmin"
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| | Synonyms: | | Bos indicus, Brahma, Brahmin, Brahmin, Brahmin |
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| | See Also: | | aristocrat, blue blood, Bos, bovine, Brahman, Brahman, caste, genus Bos, Hindoo, Hindu, Hindustani, patrician, zebu | |
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| | Definition: | | \Brah"man\, Brahmin \Brah"min\, n.; pl. {Brahmans},
{Brahmins}. [Skr. Br[=a]hmana (cf. Brahman worship, holiness;
the God Brahma, also Brahman): cf. F. Brahmane, Brachmane,
Bramine, L. Brachmanae, -manes, -mani, pl., Gr. ?, pl.]
A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the
Hindoos.
{Brahman bull} (Zo["o]l.), the male of a variety of the zebu,
or Indian ox, considered sacred by the Hindoos.
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| | Related Terms: | | anthroposophist, archduke, aristocrat, armiger, bairagi, baron, baronet, bashara, bhikhari, bhikshu, blue blood, Buddhist, Christian, count, daimio, duke, earl, esquire, gentleman, grand duke, grandee, guru, hidalgo, lace-curtain, laird, landgrave, lord, lordling, magnate, magnifico, margrave, marquis, noble, nobleman, optimate, palsgrave, patrician, peer, pujari, pundit, purohit, Ramwat, sannyasi, seigneur, seignior, silk-stocking, squire, swell, thoroughbred, upper-cruster, vairagi, viscount, waldgrave, yogi, yogin |
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