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Brahmin Definition


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Brahman
Brahmin (especially formerly)
noun
    1. A Hindu who belongs to the highest of the four major castes, traditionally the priestly order.
    2. Brahma2.
    3. The humped Indian ox or zebu, or a zebu cross.
      Form: brahmin bull (also)
      Form: brahmin cow
      Form: brahmin ox
Derivative: Brahmanic
adj
    Derivative: Brahmanism
      The religion and practices of the Brahmans.
      The worship of Brahma, one of the early religions of India, from which the great religious themes and traditions of Hinduism evolved.
    Etymology: 15c: from Sanskrit brahmana, from brahma prayer or worship.



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