outcaste
/ˈaʊtˌkæst/
noun
- In traditional Hindu society, a person who has been expelled from their caste or who has no caste, considered outside the social hierarchy.
- The reformer worked to improve the living conditions of outcastes in the village.
- Being declared an outcaste meant losing all social and family connections.
- In ancient India, an outcaste often faced severe discrimination and limited opportunities.
Synonyms
verb
- To expel someone from their caste; to cause someone to become an outcaste.
- In some historical accounts, rulers would outcaste entire families for disobedience.
- The community decided to outcaste the man who broke the ancient rules.
- The priest threatened to outcaste anyone who married outside the faith.