untouchability: Meaning and Definition of

un•touch•a•bil•i•ty

Pronunciation: (un"tuch-u-bil'i-tē), [key]
— n. Hinduism.
  1. 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.
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