brahmin

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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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Noun

brahmin (plural brahmins)

  1. A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.
    Synonym: brahmana
  2. One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.
  3. A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.
  4. (chiefly US, capitalized) A member of a social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA.
    • 1988 July 31, Jane O'Reilly, “Even Brahmins Get The Blues”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      Branching from the root of it all was New England Society. The original Nelson [W. Aldrich] became remembered as a patrician, a Brahmin.
    • 2018, Zach Dorfman, “How to Kill a Presidential Scandal”, in Foreign Policy:
      In Iran-Contra, the independent counsel investigating the scandal, Lawrence Walsh, was a deadly serious Brahmin lawyer with a sterling Republican pedigree; he nevertheless faced withering criticism from members of his own party, just as special counsel Robert Mueller has as he investigates Trump and his circle.
  5. A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.

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Adjective

brahmin (not comparable)

  1. Scholarly.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French brahmine.

Noun

brahmin m (plural brahmini)

  1. brahmin

Declension

Declension of brahmin
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) brahmin brahminul (niște) brahmini brahminii
genitive/dative (unui) brahmin brahminului (unor) brahmini brahminilor
vocative brahminule brahminilor
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