About The Word Brahman
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Brahman
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What's The Definition Of Brahman?
[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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Brahman: Bos indicus | Brahma | Brahmin | Brahmin | Brahmin Related Terms | Find terms related to Brahman: 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 See Also | aristocrat | blue blood | Bos | bovine | Brahman | Brahman | caste | genus Bos | Hindoo | Hindu | Hindustani | patrician | zebu Brahman In Webster's Dictionary \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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