pariahs

Meanings

• noun

  Social outcasts or untouchables in Hindu society.

  - "The pariahs were segregated from the rest of the community."
  - "Despite their lowly status, the pariahs remained loyal to their caste."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pariahs
paires , cares

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Variants

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pariah , pariahs

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Etymology

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Derived from the Tamil word 'paraiyar' meaning 'outside' or 'below'.

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Trivia

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1. The pariahs were traditionally involved in occupations considered impure or polluting by higher castes, such as leatherworking and scavenging.

2. Despite facing discrimination and social exclusion, the pariahs have made significant contributions to Indian society in various fields, including literature, music, and politics.

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Related Concepts

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1. Caste System: A social hierarchy in India based on birth, which has historically placed the pariahs at the bottom.

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Quotes

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1. For decades, African states longed for the day when South Africa would be liberated from its status as the apartheid "pariah" and become the economic engine that would pull Africa out of its mire of poverty and underdevelopment, much as Japan did for the Pacific Rim.

   - Allister Sparks,{it}Wilson Quarterly{/it},Spring 2001

2. Once they began to migrate to the United States, especially after this country conferred citizenship on them in 1917, they discovered what it meant to be a "pariah" in the country that had adopted them.

   - John Hope Franklin,"The Land of Room Enough",1981,{"source"=>"in {it}Race and History{/it}", "aqdate"=>"1989"}

3. Even as her star was rising in the outside world, she was becoming more and more a "pariah" in her own village, where her isolation and sense of rejection made her, for a time, a prisoner in her house, a victim of agoraphobia.

   - Judy Oppenheimer,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},3 July 1988

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Culture

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The pariahs, also known as Dalits or 'the oppressed', have faced discrimination and social exclusion in Indian society for centuries. They have been portrayed in literature and art as marginalized figures, often used to highlight the caste system and its injustices.

How to Memorize "pariahs"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a group of people being excluded from the rest of the community.
   - Visualize the word 'pariahs' written out in bold letters.

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   - Think of the word 'outcast' when you hear 'pariahs'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'pariahs' starts with the letter 'P' and is pronounced like 'pairs' with an 'a' added on.

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