The Brahmins of India have long maintained that they, by their birth, are worthy of the highest respect Buddhists borrowed the term "brahmin" to apply to arahants to show that respect is earned not by birth, race, or caste, but by spiritual attainment through following the right path of practice Most of the verses in the Dhammapada use the word brahmin in this special sense; those using the word in its ordinary sense are indicated in the notes
A member of the highest caste (varna); traditionally identified as specialists concerned with relations with ultimate reality, custodians and teachers of the Veda(s) and other Hindu scriptures
any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
first caste of the Hindu society, the members of which are by tradition priests and scholars
the first caste in the ancient Vedic social system of priests and teachers; metaphorically those who are on the spiritual path; to be in God (Brahman)
A person of high social standing who is a member of a wealthy, influential family with a lengthy history of residence in or near the city of Boston, USA
Edward C. Johnson III is the very model of a Boston Brahmin billionaire—a pillar of Yankee discretion and probity.