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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
Dictionary Results for Brahman:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
brahman
    n 1: a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a
         descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston
         brahman" [syn: brahman, brahmin]
    2: a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally
       all brahmans were priests" [syn: brahman, brahmin]
    3: the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal
       category [syn: 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 [syn: Brahman, Brahma,
       Brahmin, Bos indicus]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]

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