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Brahmin

Brah·min [ brmin ] (plural Brah·mins or Brah·min) or brah·min [ brmin ] (plural brah·mins or brah·min) or Brah·man [ brmin ] (plural Brah·mans or Brah·man) or brah·man [ brmin ] (plural brah·mans or brah·man)

noun

Definition:

1. highest Hindu caste: the first of the four Hindu castes, the members of which are priests and scholars of Vedic literature

2. member of first caste: a member of the Brahmin caste

3. member of cultural elite: a member of a cultural, social, or intellectual elite, especially in New England in the past

[15th century. < Sanskrit brāhmaṅa-< brahman- "priest"]

Brah·min·ic [ braa mínnik ] adjective

Brah·min·i·cal [ braa mínnik'l ] adjective