Definitions for brahmin
ˈbrɑ mɪnbrah·min

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brahman, brahminnoun

   a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)

   "a Boston brahman"

2. brahman, brahminnoun

   a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas

   "originally all brahmans were priests"

3. brahman, brahminnoun

   the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category

4. Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicusnoun

   any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. brahminnoun

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

2. brahminnoun

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

3. brahminnoun

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

4. brahminnoun

   A social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA.

5. brahminnoun

   A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.

6. brahminadjective

   scholarly

7. Etymology: Anglicised from.

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1. Brahmin

   Brahmin (; Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण, romanized: brāhmaṇa) is a varna within the Hindu society. In Vedic- and post-Vedic Indian subcontinent, Brahmins were designated as the priestly class as they served as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and spiritual teachers (guru or acharya). The other three varnas are the Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra.The traditional occupation of Brahmins is that of priesthood at Hindu temples or at socio-religious ceremonies, and rite of passage rituals such as solemnising a wedding with hymns and prayers. Traditionally, Brahmins are accorded the highest ritual status of the four social classes. Their livelihood is prescribed to be one of strict austerity and voluntary poverty ("a Brahmin should acquire what just suffices for the time, what he earns he should spend all that the same day"). In practice, Indian texts suggest that some Brahmins historically also became agriculturalists, warriors, traders, and had also held other occupations in the Indian subcontinent.

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1. brahmin

   In the context of Hinduism, Brahmin is the name given to the highest social class or caste among the four Vedic varnas (social orders). Brahmins are traditionally priests, scholars, or people involved in education and religion. This caste is associated with knowledge, wisdom, and spiritual leadership. However, the term's usage and meaning can vary widely depending on cultural and regional contexts.

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1. Brahminnoun

   a person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindoos

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1. Brahmin

   Brahmin is a term for a scholar class in the traditional Hindu societies of India and Nepal. Brahman, Brahmin, and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self. Brahmin refers to an individual, while the word Brahma refers to the creative aspect of the universal consciousness. The English word brahmin is an anglicised form of the Sanskrit word Brāhmana. In the Smriti view, there are four "varnas" or classes: the Brahmins, the Kshatriyas, the Vaishyas, and the Shudras. Brahmins were engaged in attaining the highest spiritual knowledge and adhered to different branches of Vedas. Brahmins have taken on many professions – from being priests, ascetics and scholars to warriors and business people, as is attested for example in Kalhana's Rajatarangini. An example mentioned in mythology is the sage Parashurama who is considered an avatar of Vishnu. Sage Parashurama is portrayed as a powerful warrior who defeated the Haiheya kshatriyas twenty one times, was an expert in the use of weapons, and trained others to fight without weapons. He is said to have established the Brahmins as landowners once he destroyed the Kshatriya race. These Brahmins, after having mostly abandoned their priestly functions, took to land-owning as a profession.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of brahmin in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of brahmin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of brahmin in a Sentence

1. The Buddha:

   A brahmin once asked the Blessed One: Are you a God? No, brahmin, said the Blessed One. Are you a saint? No, brahmin, said the Blessed One. Are you a magician? No, brahmin, said the Blessed One. What are you then? ''I am awake.

2. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   Far or forgot to me is nearShadow and sunlight are the sameThe vanished gods to me appearAnd one to me are shame and fame.They reckon ill who leave me outWhen me they fly, I am the wingsI am the doubter and the doubt,And I the hymn the Brahmin sings.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=brahmin
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Brahmin
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmin
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brahmin
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=brahmin