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Example sentences from the Web for BrahminsFirst the Brahmins held on tightly to power, and then the Irish Catholics fought their way in. Why Women Don't Win Massachusetts|Linda Killian|October 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST Once a refuge for Brahmins looking to blow off steam, today the group is known for its campy puns and campier costumes. Jay Leno Wins Hasty Pudding Man of the Year Award|Samuel P. Jacobs|February 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST Yet this time, a large number of victims belong to the swish set; the blasts have jolted these "Brahmins." India Has Been Singed Badly|Raghu Mohan|November 30, 2008|DAILY BEAST Hindus are guided by the race of Brahmins, who in turn are guided by no one. The Hearts of Men|H. Fielding
But perhaps the opposition of the Brahmins is less to be feared by the missionary than the popular veneration for caste. The Lives of the Saints, Volume II (of 16): February|Sabine Baring-Gould One of the Brahmins brushed off the flies from the intelligent countenances of the gods. A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer She left India with the curse of the Brahmins on her head, but returned as the idol of her people. Reminiscences|Hans Mattson Perhaps the Brahmins became aware that any foul play would bring the English raj down upon them. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life|Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey
The highest of the four major castes of Hinduism. Brahmins are followers of Brahma and were originally all priests. notes for BrahminsThe name is often given to socially or culturally privileged classes, such as “Boston Brahmins.” Words nearby BrahminsBrahmanism, Brahmaputra, Brahmi, Brahmin, Brahminism, Brahmins, Brahminy kite, Brahmo Samaj, Brahms, Brahms, Johannes, Brahui The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |