caste

Noun
  1. Social status or position conferred by a system based on class (synset 114455164)
    "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"
    is a type of: position, status - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
  2. (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus;
    Stratified according to ritual purity (synset 108323124)
    referred to in: hindooism, 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
    is a type of: class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum - people having the same social, economic, or educational status
    subtypes: jati - (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter)
  3. A social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth (synset 108322977)
    is a type of: class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum - people having the same social, economic, or educational status
  4. In some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony (synset 108012059)
    referred to in: bugology, entomology - the branch of zoology that studies insects
    is a type of: animal group - a group of animals
    is a part of: colony - a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together

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