Brahman vs. Brahmin

Brahmannoun

member of the Hindu priestly class.

Brahmannoun

A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindus.

Brahmannoun

a person from an old, respected, and usually wealthy family who has considerable social or political influence; - a term used especially in New England; as, a Boston brahmin.

Brahmannoun

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

Brahmannoun

a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas;

Brahmannoun

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

Brahmannoun

any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding

Brahman

Brahman (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मन्) connotes the highest Universal Principle, the Ultimate Reality in the universe. In major schools of Hindu philosophy, it is the material, efficient, formal and final cause of all that exists.

Brahminnoun

A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.

Brahminnoun

One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.

Brahminnoun

A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.

Brahminnoun

A member of a social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA.

Brahminnoun

A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.

Brahminadjective

Scholarly.

Brahminnoun

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

Brahminnoun

a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas;

Brahminnoun

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

Brahminnoun

any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding

Brahmin

Brahmin (; Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण, romanized: brāhmaṇa) are a varna (class) in Hinduism. They specialised as intellectuals, kings, priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari), teachers (acharya or guru), ayurvedic physicians and protectors of sacred learning across generations.The traditional occupation of Brahmins was that of priesthood at the Hindu temples or at socio-religious ceremonies and rite of passage rituals such as solemnising a wedding with hymns and prayers.