brahman

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
noun a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
noun the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category

From Hindi ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇ) / Urdu براہمن (brāhman).

Where is Siddhartha the Brahman? — Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse
By chance a poor Brahman came by. — Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes, Charles Madison Curry
A Brahman may deem their touch pollution. — India, Its Life and Thought, John P. (John Peter) Jones

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