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plural brahmins
A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society. examples
One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge. examples
A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker. examples
(chiefly US, capitalized) A member of a social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA. quotations examples
Branching from the root of it all was New England Society. The original Nelson [W. Aldrich] became remembered as a patrician, a Brahmin.
1988 July 31, Jane O'Reilly, “Even Brahmins Get The Blues”, in The New York Times
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.
2018, Zach Dorfman, “How to Kill a Presidential Scandal”, in Foreign Policy
A learned person of refined taste and mild manners. examples
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Scholarly. examples