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brahmin

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Synonyms: brahman, brahmi, bramin

Antonyms: brahman, brahmi, bramin

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

  1. A member of the [[Hindu]] priestly [[caste]], one of the four [[varna]]s or social groups based on occupation in ancient [[Hindu]] society.
  2. One who has [[realize]]d or attempts to realize [[Brahman]], i.e. [[God]] or [[supreme]] [[knowledge]].
  3. A [[scholar]], [[teacher]], [[priest]], [[intellectual]], [[researcher]], [[scientist]], knowledge-[[seeker]], or [[knowledge worker]].
  4. {{lb|en|chiefly|US|especially|New England|capitalized}} A member of a [[social]] and [[cultural]] [[elite]], especially in the [[New England]] region of the USA.
  5. A [[learned]] person of [[refined]] [[taste]] and [[mild]] [[manners]].

Adjective

  1. [[scholarly|Scholarly]].

Proper noun

  1. {{alternative spelling of|en|Brahman}}.

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