brahman

Noun
  1. A member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family) (synset 109892248)
    "a Boston brahman"
    is a type of: aristocrat, blue blood, patrician - a member of the aristocracy
    same as: brahmin
  2. A member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas (synset 109892023)
    "originally all brahmans were priests"
    is a type of: hindoo, hindu, hindustani - a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
    subtypes: smarta - one of a group of brahmans who uphold nonsectarian orthodoxy according to the Vedanta school of Hinduism
    belongs to: brahman, brahmin - the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
    same as: brahmin
  3. The highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category (synset 108323889)
    is a type of: varna - (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)
    member holonym: brahman, brahmin - a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
    same as: brahmin
  4. 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 (synset 102407225)
    is a type of: bovine - any of various members of the genus Bos
    subtypes: zebu - domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia
    belongs to: bos, genus bos - wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini
    same as: bos indicus, brahma, brahmin

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