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brahmin
noun
the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
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noun
the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
noun
a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
“originally all brahmans were priests”
noun
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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