11 definitions found for outcast

Outcast OUT'CAST, pp. or a. Cast out; thrown away; rejected as useless.
OUT'CAST, n. One who is cast out or expelled; an exile; one driven from home or country. Isa 16.

outcast adj 1: excluded from a society [syn: friendless, outcast] n 1: a person who is rejected (from society or home) [syn: outcast, castaway, pariah, Ishmael]

outcast noun Date: 14th century 1. one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) ; pariah 2. [Scots cast out to quarrel] Scottish quarrel • outcast adjective

outcast
n. & adj.
--n.
1 a person cast out from or rejected by his or her home, country, society, etc.
2 a tramp or vagabond.
--adj. rejected; homeless; friendless.

outcast ˈautkɑ:st n. & adj. --n. 1 a person cast out from or rejected by his or her home, country, society, etc. 2 a tramp or vagabond. --adj. rejected; homeless; friendless.

Outcast Out"cast`, a. [Cf. Sw. utkasta to cast out.] Cast out; degraded. ``Outcast, rejected.'' --Longfellow.

Outcast 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.

OUTCAST out'-kast: Represents some form of dachah, or nadhach, both meaning "thrust out." In Jer 30:17 "outcast" means "thrust out of society," "degraded person"; elsewhere it means "exile" (Ps 147:2; Isa 16:3 f; Jer 49:36).

outcast n. 1. Exile. 2. Reprobate, castaway, vagabond, Pariah, abandoned wretch.

outcast ˈautkɑ:st n. pariah, exile, reject, persona non grata, leper, untouchable, expatriate, refugee, displaced person, DP, evacuee: In 1946, Europe swarmed with outcasts, the detritus of the war.

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