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Brahman - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Brahman : (noun)
1: a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a
descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston
Brahman" [syn: brahmin]
2: a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas;
"originally all brahmans were priests" [syn: brahmin]
3: the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal
category [syn: brahmin]
4: 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 [syn: Brahman, Brahma,
Brahmin, Bos indicus]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.]
A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the
Hindoos.
Brahman bull (Zo["o]l.), the male of a variety of the zebu,
or Indian ox, considered sacred by the Hindoos.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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