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nouna social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealthtype of:
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noun(Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual puritytype of:
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nounin some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colonytype of:part of:
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"lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"nounsocial status or position conferred by a system based on class
Definition that contains caste
- walker an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk
- untouchable (especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling
- dharma basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes
- rajput a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India
- warwick English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
- hinduism a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
- kingmaker English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
- telecaster a television broadcaster
- outcaste a person belonging to no caste
- nanak Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism in dissent from the caste system of Hinduism; he taught that all men had a right to search for knowledge of God and that spiritual liberation could be attained by meditating on the name of God (1469-1538)