Brahmin

noun

  1. A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.

  2. One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.

  3. A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.

Synonyms: brahmana

adjective

  1. Scholarly.

Synonyms: brahminic, brahminical

brahmin

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