Brahmin - English meaning

noun

Variant spelling of brahman (sense 1).

noun

A socially or culturally superior person, especially one from new england.

Usage examples:

He did not talk like the son of a new england brahmin

noun

An ox of a humped breed originally domesticated in india, which is tolerant of heat and drought and is now kept widely in tropical and warm-temperate countries.

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Us

noun

A member of the highest hindu caste, originally that of the priesthood.

Usage examples:

A brahman family

noun

The ultimate reality underlying all phenomena in the hindu scriptures.

Usage examples:

Brahman is formless but is the birthplace of all forms in visible reality

noun

Us spelling of brahmin (sense 3).

noun

A member of a group of people who hold a high social position and who are usually well educated, especially people from the northeastern states of the us

Usage examples:

In florida, the formal boston brahmin looks as out of place as a new england pine in the everglades.