Meaning of OUTCAST
| Pronunciation: | | 'awt`kast
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- [n] a person who is rejected (from society or home)
- [adj] excluded from a society
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| | Synonyms: | | castaway, friendless, Ishmael, pariah, unwanted |
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| | See Also: | | Harijan, heretic, leper, misbeliever, religious outcast, unfortunate, unfortunate person, untouchable | |
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\Out"cast`\, a. [Cf. Sw. utkasta to cast out.]
Cast out; degraded. ``Outcast, rejected.'' --Longfellow.
\Out"cast`\, n.
1. One who is cast out or expelled; an exile; one driven from
home, society, or country; hence, often, a degraded
person; a vagabond.
The Lord . . . gathereth together the outcasts of
Israel. --Ps. cxlvii.
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2. A quarrel; a contention. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
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