Definitions for: Outcast

[n] a person who is rejected (from society or home)
[adj] excluded from a society

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
2.

2. A quarrel; a contention. [Scot.] --Jamieson.

Synonyms: castaway, friendless, Ishmael, pariah, unwanted

See Also: Harijan, heretic, leper, misbeliever, religious outcast, unfortunate, unfortunate person, untouchable

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