brahmin
pronunciation
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Word Origin
- brahmin (n.)
- "member of Boston's upper class," 1823, figurative use of Brahman "member of the highest priestly Hindu caste," late 15c., from Sanskrit brahmana-s, from brahman- "prayer," also "the universal soul, the Absolute," which is of uncertain origin. Related to Brahma.
Example
- 1. The sacred thread reminds me that I am a brahmin and therefore superior to all .
- 2. Mitthu , who was a fastidious brahmin and refused to let people who she suspected of eating buffalo meat into her kitchen , realized she has overlooked this point .
- 3. He retells the story of a brahmin in colonial india who informed a benthamite official : " I am ten times as capable of happiness as that untouchable over there . "
- 4. Who speaks smooth , informative and true words , by which he does not offend anyone - him do I call a brahmin .
- 5. Who has in this world gone beyond both attachments of good and evil , who is free from sorrow , stainless and pure - him do I call a brahmin .