Thesaurus: brahmin
A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindoos.
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Definitions
- n. A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindoos.
- n. any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
- n. a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
- n. a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
- n. the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
- A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindoos. Brahman bull (Zoöl.), the male of a variety of the zebu, or Indian ox, considered sacred by the Hindoos.
- n a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family) n a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas n the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category n any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding