noun
- plural of outcaste: people who have been expelled from or rejected by their social caste or group
Usage: primarily used in contexts relating to caste systems
Examples
- The outcastes were forbidden from entering the temple.
- Social reform movements fought for the rights of outcastes.
- Many outcastes formed their own communities on the outskirts of town.
- The traditional caste system created numerous outcastes.
- Religious leaders began advocating for the inclusion of outcastes.
- Historical records document the struggles faced by outcastes.