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Brahmin

[brah-min] / ˈbrɑ mɪn /




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A disillusioned, admittedly misanthropic Boston Brahmin, Lowell came to see himself as a scientist with the soul of a poet, or a poet with scientific instincts.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

The shrine's managing board mirrors this sense of respectful co-existence - while two of its trustees are Muslims, its hereditary custodians are from a Hindu Brahmin family.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2024

Sawant, who identifies as a socialist, has acknowledged her own personal privilege, noting that she grew up in an upper-caste Hindu Brahmin household in India and witnessed caste discrimination first-hand.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2023

In March 1857, a sepoy named Mangal Pandey, a devout Hindu from the high-ranking Brahmin caste, attacked two British officers.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Instead they’re a mix of Angus, Brahmin, and other breeds.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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