Definition of brahmin Brahmin

/bɹɑˈmɪn/ - [bramin] - Brah•min

We found 12 definitions of brahmin from 4 different sources.

What does brahmin mean?

Noun
brahmin - a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests"
		brahman
		hindoo, hindu, hindustani a person who adheres to Hinduism
		brahman, brahmin 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
brahmin - the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
		brahman
		varna (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)
brahmin - a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston brahman"
		brahman
		aristocrat, blue blood, patrician a member of the aristocracy
brahmin - 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
		Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus
		bovine any of various members of the genus Bos
		bos, genus bos wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini

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brahmin (Noun)
A Hindu priestly caste; one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.
brahmin (Noun)
One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i. e. God or supreme knowledge.
brahmin (Noun)
A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge- seeker, or knowledge worker .
brahmin (Noun)
A social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA.
brahmin (Noun)
A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.
brahmin (Adjective)
scholarly.