Brahman
n . 波羅門,圣牛的一種
波羅門,聖牛的一種
brahman n 1 :
a member of a social and cultural elite (
especially a descendant of an old New England family ); "
a Boston brahman " [
synonym : {
brahman }, {
brahmin }]
2 :
a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas ; "
originally all brahmans were priests " [
synonym : {
brahman }, {
brahmin }]
3 :
the highest of the four varnas :
the priestly or sacerdotal category [
synonym : {
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 [
synonym : {
Brahman }, {
Brahma },
{
Brahmin }, {
Bos indicus }]
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 ]
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
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