The difference between Brahmin and Caste

When used as nouns, brahmin means a member of the hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient hindu society, whereas caste means any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of south asian societies.


Brahmin is also adjective with the meaning: scholarly.

check bellow for the other definitions of Brahmin and Caste

  1. Brahmin as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "synonyms: brahmana"

  2. Brahmin as a noun:

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

  3. Brahmin as a noun:

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

  4. Brahmin as a noun:

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

  5. Brahmin as a noun:

    A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.

  1. Brahmin as an adjective:

    Scholarly.

  1. Caste as a noun:

    Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies.

  2. Caste as a noun:

    A separate and fixed order or class of persons in society who chiefly associate with each other.

  3. Caste as a noun (zoology):

    A class of polymorphous eusocial insects of a particular size and function within a colony.

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