Pariah

Word PARIAH
Character 6
Hyphenation pa ri ah
Pronunciations /pəˈɹaɪə/

Definitions and meanings of "Pariah"

What do we mean by pariah?

A social outcast. noun

A Dalit. noun

A member of a low caste of Hindus in southern India, lower than the regular castes of the Brah-manical system, by whom they are shunned as unclean, yet superior to some other castes in the Tamil country, where they constitute a considerable part of the population. The Pariahs are commonly employed as laborers by the agricultural class, or as servants to Europeans. noun

lowercase A member of any similarly degraded class; one generally despised; an outcast from society; a vagabond. noun

One of an aboriginal people of Southern India, regarded by the four castes of the Hindus as of very low grade. They are usually the serfs of the Sudra agriculturalists. See Caste. noun

An outcast; one despised by society. noun

A mongrel race of half-wild dogs which act as scavengers in Oriental cities. noun

A species of kite (Milvus govinda) which acts as a scavenger in India. noun

An outcast. noun

A demographic group, species, or community that is generally despised. noun

Someone in exile. noun

A member of one of the oppressed social castes in India. noun

A person who is rejected (from society or home). noun

A person who is rejected (from society or home) noun

A person who is rejected from society or home; an outcast.

A demographic group, species, or community that is generally despised.

Someone in exile.

A member of one of the oppressed social castes in India.

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The word "pariah" in example sentences

The players of the paRai were of a low social order and the term pariah eventually became the descriptor for the lowest caste - the untouchables - in parts of Sri Lanka. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Members of the Paraiyar group—from which the word "pariah" is derived—performed menial labor and because they were considered unclean, lived outside of villages. ❋ Geeta Anand (2011)

And as CNBC's Darren Rovell wrote on Monday, it means that Vick, not long ago considered a pariah, is now popular to the point that his No. 7 Eagles jersey is in demand. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

John Kerry says that one reason America has become an "international pariah" is President Bush's decision to "walk away from global warming." ❋ Unknown (2007)

The Democratic Alliance earlier questioned Sorth Korean delegation led by Yang, saying it pointed to a pattern of friendships with so-called pariah states. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The country's formal diplomatic links were largely confined to a number of countries with whom apartheid South Africa had historical links, or with the so-called pariah countries. ❋ Unknown (1994)

Below the laboring caste there is a substratum which is termed pariah or outcast, and these degraded specimens of humanity are not better than animated machines performing the functions of public scavengers. ❋ Frederic Courtland Penfield (1888)

India, called pariah dogs; since the latter, although not owned by individuals, dwell in the villages, and of course associate with man. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

Dog, anjing: those brought from Europe lose in a few years their distinctive qualities, and degenerate at length into the cur with erect ears, kuyu, vulgarly called the pariah dog. ❋ William Marsden (1795)

It has already disturbed Pakistan, which is nearly being labelled a pariah, whereas India is being feted as the great hope for 21st century Britain. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They called for a trio of watchdogs - the Financial Action Task Force on Money-Laundering, the Financial Stability Forum and the OECD - to define the criteria of "non-co-operation" and name pariah countries. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is with this preponderant attitude that the United States and its European allies proceed to engage with Iran, regarding it as a "rogue" and a "pariah" - the Middle East's problem child that refuses to tow the line and be the obsequious lackey it once was in the region during the Shah's time.

Iran has become internationally known as a pariah state, but our president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, believes he is the most popular president in the world. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And although I see how the "pariah" reference supports the author's calling Fleischer's opinion "delusional," that reference really refers to his belief that people will view Bush's presidency differently in the future. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I mean, is stating that someone was a "pariah" really a lie? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Jim Angel, associate professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, says that when the bad news hits, a stock can become a "pariah" in the fund-management industry "overnight." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Instead of braving the slings and arrows of angry fans by centering the announcement around a "thank you" to those who coughed up their savings to help purchase his 5th home or 19th car, James avoids having various versions of "pariah" being verbally tossed at him. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In Victorian England, those driven off land they'd worked by right for centuries by means of Enclosure Acts, were suddenly pauperized, became wandering vagrants and were subject to arbitrary arrest, deposited in stark work houses and marked by the cut of coarse, ugly uniform clothing, labeling them instantly "pariah", enabling them to be easily scapegoated. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Is Jesse Jackson some kind of pariah that cannot be named? ❋ Unknown (2009)

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