brahmin

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French bramine, from obsolete Portuguese bramine, from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa); modern French brahmane, Portuguese brâmane are readjusted after Sanskrit. Doublet of Brahmana.

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Synonyms

brahman

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