Brahmin
- Noun. (alternative spelling of, brahmin) .
- Noun. A Hindu priestly caste; one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.
- Noun. One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.
- Noun. A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.
- Noun. A social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA.
- Noun. A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.
- Adjective. scholarly.
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