Brah|man

Brah|man
Brah|man «BRAH muhn», noun.
1. plural -mans, -ma|na «-muh-nuh».
a member of the priestly caste, the highest caste in India: »

According to the Hindu doctrine of transmigration, the more nearly perfect souls are born into the Brahman caste, automatically making it the best (New Yorker).

2. (in Hindu theology) Brahma, the Creator.
3. a kind of cattle characterized by a large hump (sometimes double) on its shoulders, originally imported from India and related to the zebu. It is often used for cross-breeding with cattle in the United States because it is able to endure considerable dryness and resist ticks and other parasites. Also, Brahmin.
╂[< Sanskrit brāhmana < bráhman prayer, worship]

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