pariahismn.
/pəˈrʌɪə(r)ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /pəˈraɪəˌɪz(ə)m/ rare.
= pariahdom n.
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society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > exclusion from society > [noun] > rendering outcast > outcast > condition of
outcastness1846
pariahism1855
pariahdom1877
Ishmaelitism1897
pariahship1905
pariahhood1907
1855 H. Miller Autobiogr. 377 I never knew a gipsy that seemed to possess a moral sense,—a degree of Pariahism which has been reached by only one other class in the country.
1959 Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 18 156 We want no part of Ruskin's preachments,.., the pariahism of James Jarves and Richard Grant White.
2002 Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram (Nexis) 23 Aug. 7 Shows about social pariahism, puppy love, zits and other preadolescent issues.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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