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brahmin

The correct spelling is brahmin.

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noun

Say it like: Bra-hmi-n

The correct spelling is brahmin. A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.
  2. 2.One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.
  3. 3.A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.
  4. 4.A member of a social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA.
  5. 5.A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.

adjective

  1. 1.Scholarly.

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