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The answer PARIAH has 114 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of pariah in various dictionaries:
noun - a person who is rejected (from society or home)
A social outcast: “Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village, Huckleberry Finn, son of the town drunkard” (Mark Twain).
The word pariah, however, which we have extended in meaning, came into English from Tamil paxaiyar, the plural of paxaiyan, the caste name, which literally means “(hereditary) drummer” and comes from the word paxai, the name of a drum used at certain festivals.
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| This term for a social outcast is from the Tamil for "drummer", a position once held by a person of low caste |
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| an outcast. |
| a person who is rejected (from society or home) |
| A social outcast: "Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village, Huckleberry Finn, son of the town drunkard ( Mark Twain). |
| An Untouchable. |
| a person who is not accepted by a social group, especially because he or she is not liked, respected, or trusted |
| a person who is avoided or not accepted by a social group, esp. because he or she is not liked, respected, or trusted an outcast: |
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* A member of the Paraiyar, caste in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu * Pariah state, a country whose behavior does not conform to norms * Outcast (person) |