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Brahman

Brahman Meaning & Definition
Brahman Definition And Meaning

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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