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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Brahman \Brah"man\, Brahmin \Brah"min\, noun; pl. {Brahmans}, {Brahmins}. [Skr. Br[=a]hmana (cf. Brahman worship, holiness; the God Brahma, also Brahman): cf. F. Brahmane, Brachmane, Bramine, L. Brachmanae, -manes, -mani, pl., Gr. ?, pl.]
1. A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindus.
{Brahman bull} (Zo["o]l.), the male of a variety of the zebu, or Indian ox, considered sacred by the Hindus.
2. a person from an old, respected, and usually wealthy family who has considerable social or political influence; -- a term used especially in New England; as, a Boston brahmin. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
brahman
noun
1: a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston Brahman" [syn: {brahmin}]
2: a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests" [syn: {brahmin}]
3: the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category [syn: {brahmin}]
4: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding [syn: {Brahma}, {Brahmin}, {Bos indicus}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
55 Moby Thesaurus words for "Brahman": Buddhist, Christian, Ramwat, anthroposophist, archduke, aristocrat, armiger, bairagi, baron, baronet, bashara, bhikhari, bhikshu, blue blood, count, daimio, duke, earl, esquire, gentleman, grand duke, grandee, guru, hidalgo, lace-curtain, laird, landgrave, lord, lordling, magnate, magnifico, margrave, marquis, noble, nobleman, optimate, palsgrave, patrician, peer, pujari, pundit, purohit, sannyasi, seigneur, seignior, silk-stocking, squire, swell, thoroughbred, upper-cruster, vairagi, viscount, waldgrave, yogi, yogin
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