untouchability
[ uhn-tuhch-uh-bil-i-tee ]
nounHinduism.
the quality or condition of being an untouchable, ascribed in the Vedic tradition to persons of low caste or to persons excluded from the caste system.
Origin of untouchability
1First recorded in 1920–25; untouch(able) + -ability
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How to use untouchability in a sentence
The trouble will end only when the masses and classes of Hindus have rid themselves of the sin of untouchability.
Freedom's Battle | Mahatma GandhiThey were another race entirely, and their status of untouchability was no mere prejudice.
The Status Civilization | Robert SheckleyHas not a just Nemesis overtaken us for the crime of untouchability?
Freedom's Battle | Mahatma Gandhiuntouchability I hold is a custom, not an integral part of Hinduism.
Freedom's Battle | Mahatma GandhiWe are leaving off drink, we are trying to rid India of the curse of untouchability.
Freedom's Battle | Mahatma Gandhi
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