UNTOUCHABILITY


Meaning of UNTOUCHABILITY in English

/un'tuch euh bil"i tee/ , n. Hinduism.

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.

[ 1920-25; UNTOUCH(ABLE) + -ABILITY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .