PARIAS
\pˈe͡əɹi͡əz], \pˈeəɹiəz], \p_ˈeə_ɹ_iə_z]\
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The lowest class of inhabitants in some parts of India, who have no caste. The word is sometimes applied to all who do not belong to the four Hindu castes, the members of which are an extremely small minority of the population. Hence pariah = any outcast. See Caste.
By Henry Percy Smith
