Brahmin

原始詞典資料8 筆記錄

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brahminnoun/ˈbɹɑːmɪn/

  • 1

    A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.

  • 2

    One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.

  • 3

    A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.

  • 4

    A member of a social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA.

    • Branching from the root of it all was New England Society. The original Nelson [W. Aldrich] became remembered as a patrician, a Brahmin.
    • In Iran-Contra, the independent counsel investigating the scandal, Lawrence Walsh, was a deadly serious Brahmin lawyer with a sterling Republican pedigree; he nevertheless faced withering criticism from members of his own party, just as special counsel Robert Mueller has as he investigates Trump and his circle.
  • 5

    A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.

brahminadj/ˈbɹɑːmɪn/

  • 1

    Scholarly.

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資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。