Definition of Brahmins. Meaning of Brahmins. Synonyms of Brahmins

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Definition of Brahmins

Brahmins
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.
Brahmin
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.

Meaning of Brahmins from wikipedia

- Jujhatiya Brahmin Saryupareen Brahmin Bengali Kulin Brahmin Anavil Brahmins ( Though they are generally not accepted as Brahmins) Khas Brahmins – Nepali...
- Kokanastha Brahmins. The etymology of their name is given in a legendary myth of the chapter citpāvanabrāhmaṇotpattiḥ i.e. “Origin of the Citpāvan brahmins” in...
- Gaur Brahmins (also spelled Gor, Gour, Gaud or Gauda) are a community of Brahmins in India. They are one of the five Pancha Gauda Brahmin communities that...
- Drāviḍa – Referring to the Brahmins of Tamil Nadu and Brahmins of Kerala. Āndhra (Tailaṅga) – Representing the Telugu Brahmins of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana...
- Marathi Brahmins (also known as Maharashtrian Brahmins) are communities native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. They are classified into mainly three...
- Prabhus), and Konkani-speaking Saraswat Brahmins are referred to as Konkani Brahmins, which denotes those Brahmin sub-castes of the Konkan coast which have...
- Kashmiri Brahmins) are a group of Kashmiri Hindus and a part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin community of India. They belong to the Pancha Gauda Brahmin group...
- Bengali Brahmins are the community of Hindu Brahmins, who traditionally reside in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, currently comprising the...
- by the Deshastha, Chitpavan and Karhade Brahmins of Maharashtra, and to the south, by the Nambudiri Brahmins of Kerala. The GSBs were traditionally traders...
- List of Brahmin dynasties and states List of Bengali Brahmins List of Chitpawan Brahmins List of Saraswat Brahmins List of Deshastha Brahmins List of...