Definitions for outcast
ˈaʊtˌkæst, -ˌkɑstout·cast

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. outcast, castaway, pariah, Ishmaeladjective

   a person who is rejected (from society or home)

2. friendless, outcastadjective

   excluded from a society

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. outcastnoun

   One that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah.

2. outcastverb

   To cast out; to banish.

3. outcastadjective

   That has been cast out; banished, ostracized.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Outcastnoun

   Exile; one rejected; one expelled.

   Let’s be no stoicks, nor no stocks,
   Or so devote to Aristotle ,
   As Ovid, be an outcast quite abjur’d. William Shakespeare.

   O blood-bespotted Neapolitan,
   Outcast of Naples, England’s bloody scourge! William Shakespeare.

   For me, outcast of human race,
   Love’s anger only waits, and dire disgrace. Matthew Prior.

   He dies sad outcast of each church and state! Alexander Pope.

2. Outcastpart.

   Etymology: out and cast.

   1. Thrown into the air as refuse, as unworthy of notice.

   Abandon soon, I read, the caitive spoil
   Of that same outcast carcass. Fairy Queen, b. ii. c. 8.

   2. Banished; expelled.

   Behold, instead
   Of us outcast exil’d, his new delight
   Mankind created. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. iv.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. outcast

   An outcast refers to a person who is rejected, excluded, or not accepted by society or a particular group. This can be due to their behavior, beliefs, appearance, or any other characteristic that deviates from what is considered normal or acceptable.

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1. Outcast

   Outcast is the eighth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator. It was released by G.U.N. Records in 1997. This album featured more gothic rock and industrial influences than earlier Kreator, retaining little of thrash metal from previous years.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Outcast

   owt′kast, adj. exiled from home or country: rejected.—n. a person banished: a vagabond: an exile: (Scot.) a quarrel: the amount of increase in bulk of grain in malting.

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1. outcast

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of outcast in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of outcast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of outcast in a Sentence

1. Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images:

   You and I know very well that is not the acceptable culture in Washington, because if you do those things, and you go against the grain of what people view as cool, or what the narrative of the day is that is dictated by the power elite… then immediately you become an outcast, you become otherized.

2. Mahabharata:

   Let none with scorn a suppliant meet, Or from the door untended spurn A dog; an outcast kindly treat; And so thou shalt be blest in turn.

3. Jacob Zenn:

   Boko Haram will get legitimacy, which will help its recruiting, funding and logistics as it expands, it will also get guidance from ISIS in media warfare and propaganda. Previously Boko Haram was a sort of outcast in the global Jihadi community. Now it is perhaps ISIS's biggest affiliate.

4. Chris Garsee:

   I think having siblings that are just like you, people who share the same experiences and look like you, I think that makes it a bit easier, especially for the days when Kaylee feels so different -- like an outcast.

5. Jo Avelyn Grey:

   No one sees me as physically female, just obviously transgender. This makes me an outcast and puts me at an extremely elevated risk for discrimination and harassment, just covering hormones and gender reassignment surgery is a half measure that still leaves us exposed to great risks and complications in our everyday lives.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=outcast
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Outcast
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=outcast
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=outcast
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=outcast