Definitions for "Dvija"
from the Sanskrit word for 'twice-born', dvija is a spiritual 'second birth' into the Hindu social classes via the initiation ceremony upanayana.
A member of one of the three classes - brahmanas, kshatriyas, and vaishyas - who are "twice-born" by dint of sacred-thread initiation by a spiritual master. The term is especially used in reference to brahmanas.
a twice-born person; a [brähmaëa].