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brahmin

noun

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

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Word length
7
Starts with
B
Ends with
N
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

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

noun

  1. a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas

    “originally all brahmans were priests”

noun

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

    “a Boston brahman”

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originally all brahmans were priests
a Boston brahman

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