Definitions for Pariah
pəˈraɪ əpari·ah

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. outcast, castaway, pariah, Ishmaelnoun

   a person who is rejected (from society or home)

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. pariahnoun

   An outcast.

2. pariahnoun

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

3. pariahnoun

   Someone in exile.

4. pariahnoun

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

5. pariahnoun

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

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1. pariah

   A pariah is a person who is generally despised or avoided by others, often due to their social status, behavior, beliefs, or some other characteristic that leads to social rejection or exclusion. Pariah can also refer to an outcast or someone who is not accepted by a particular group or society. The term comes from a caste system in southern India, where the "pariahs" were the lowest group.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pariahnoun

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

2. Pariahnoun

   an outcast; one despised by society

3. Etymology: [From Tamil paraiyan, pl. paraiyar, one of the low caste, fr. parai a large drum, because they beat the drums at certain festivals.]

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1. Pariah

   Pariah is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Digital Extremes, co-developers of the Unreal franchise. It was released on May 3, 2005 for Windows and Xbox. It uses a modified version of the Unreal engine and the Havok physics engine. A demo featuring the multiplayer portion of the game was released half a month before the game. Pariah received mixed reviews from critics.

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

1. Pariah

   pār′i-a, n. a member of a caste in southern India, lower than the four Brahminical castes: one who has lost his caste: an outcast. [Tamil.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pariah

   a Hindu of the lowest class, and of no caste; of the class they are of various grades, but all are outcast, and treated as such.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pariah

   The low-caste people of Hindustan; outcasts.--Pariah-dogs; also outcasts of no known breed.

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1. pariah

   Song lyrics by pariah -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by pariah on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. • Unfortunate

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Anagrams for Pariah »

1. Pirahã

2. Pahari

3. raphia

How to pronounce Pariah?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say Pariah in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pariah in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pariah in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Pariah in a Sentence

1. Jonathan Blake:

   Your head is messed up, you have this killer virus coursing through your veins, you feel like a pariah... HIV was considered a gay plague that we (gay men) had brought upon ourselves - it was horrid.

2. Andrew Parker:

   Instead of becoming a respected great nation it risks becoming a more isolated pariah, the Russian state's now well-practised doctrine of blending media manipulation, social media disinformation and distortion along with new and old forms of espionage, and high-levels of cyber attacks, military force and criminal thuggery is what is meant these days by the term hybrid threats.

3. Boris Johnson:

   It’s absolutely vital in this critical moment that President Putin understands that what he is doing is going to be a disaster for Russia, he is going to end up with ... a Russia that is more isolated, a Russia that has pariah status, no chance of holding football tournaments in a Russia that invades sovereign countries.

4. Hunter Biden:

   Especially Trump trying to intimidate witnesses while they're testifying. What kind of man is this ? that alone is enough for Especially Trump to be viewed as a pariah. I mean think about it.

5. United States:

   Putin will be a pariah on the international stage. Any nation that countenances Russia's naked aggression against Ukraine will be stained by association.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pariah
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pariah
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pariah
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Pariah
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Pariah
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Pariah
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Pariah
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Pariah