Hypertext Webster Gateway: "outcast"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Outcast \Out"cast`\, a. [Cf. Sw. utkasta to cast out.]
Cast out; degraded. ``Outcast, rejected.'' --Longfellow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
outcast
adj : excluded from a society [syn: {friendless}]
n : a person who is rejected (from society or home) [syn: {castaway},
{pariah}, {Ishmael}]
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