lose caste — To descend in social rank • • • Main Entry: ↑caste … Useful english dictionary
lose caste — descend in status. → caste … English new terms dictionary
To lose caste — Caste Caste, n. [Pg. casta race, lineage, fr. L. castus pure, chaste: cf. F. caste, of same origin.] 1. One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindu are divided according to the laws of Brahmanism. [1913 Webster] Note: The members of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lose caste — Be disgraced … New dictionary of synonyms
Caste — Caste, n. [Pg. casta race, lineage, fr. L. castus pure, chaste: cf. F. caste, of same origin.] 1. One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindu are divided according to the laws of Brahmanism. [1913 Webster] Note: The members of the same… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caste — [kast, käst] n. [Fr < Port casta, breed, race, caste < L castus, pure, chaste, orig., cut off, separated, pp. of carere, to be cut off from < IE base * k̑es , to cut > MIr cess, spear] 1. any of the distinct, hereditary Hindu social… … English World dictionary
Caste system in Sri Lanka — The Caste system in Sri Lanka is a division of society into strata, differing somewhat from the classic Varnas of North India but is similar in nature to the Jāti system found in South India. The fourfold caste model in Sri Lanka s pre British… … Wikipedia
caste — casteism, n. casteless, adj. /kast, kahst/, n. 1. Sociol. a. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. b. any… … Universalium
caste — n. 1 any of the Hindu hereditary classes whose members have no social contact with other classes, but are socially equal with one another and often follow the same occupations. 2 a more or less exclusive social class. 3 a system of such classes.… … Useful english dictionary
caste — noun (C, U) 1 one of the fixed and unchangeable social classes into which people are born in India, or the system of having these classes 2 a group of people who have the same position in society: lose caste BrE (=lose your social position) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
caste — [[t]kæst, kɑst[/t]] n. 1) ear any of the hereditary social divisions of traditional Hindu society, as the Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya, and Shudra 2) soc an endogamous social group limited to persons of the same hereditary rank, occupation,… … From formal English to slang
