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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family);
- Example: "a Boston brahman"
[syn: brahman, brahmin]

2. a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas;
- Example: "originally all brahmans were priests"
[syn: brahman, brahmin]

3. the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category;
[syn: brahman, brahmin]

4. any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding;
[syn: Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Brahman \Brah"man\, Brahmin \Brah"min\, n.; pl. Brahmans,
   Brahmins. [Skr. Br[=a]hmana (cf. Brahman worship, holiness;
   the God Brahma, also Brahman): cf. F. Brahmane, Brachmane,
   Bramine, L. Brachmanae, -manes, -mani, pl., Gr. ?, pl.]
   1. A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the
      Hindus.
      [1913 Webster]

   Brahman bull (Zool.), the male of a variety of the zebu, or
      Indian ox, considered sacred by the Hindus.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. 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.
      [PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

brahman
    n 1: a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a
         descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston
         brahman" [syn: brahman, brahmin]
    2: a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally
       all brahmans were priests" [syn: brahman, brahmin]
    3: the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal
       category [syn: brahman, brahmin]
    4: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large
       American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved
       in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now
       used chiefly for crossbreeding [syn: Brahman, Brahma,
       Brahmin, Bos indicus]


Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

55 Moby Thesaurus words for "Brahman":
   Buddhist, Christian, Ramwat, anthroposophist, archduke, aristocrat,
   armiger, bairagi, baron, baronet, bashara, bhikhari, bhikshu,
   blue blood, count, daimio, duke, earl, esquire, gentleman,
   grand duke, grandee, guru, hidalgo, lace-curtain, laird, landgrave,
   lord, lordling, magnate, magnifico, margrave, marquis, noble,
   nobleman, optimate, palsgrave, patrician, peer, pujari, pundit,
   purohit, sannyasi, seigneur, seignior, silk-stocking, squire,
   swell, thoroughbred, upper-cruster, vairagi, viscount, waldgrave,
   yogi, yogin