Pariah may refer to:
* A member of the
Paraiyar caste in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
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Pariah state, a country whose behavior does not conform to norms
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Outcast (person)
An outcast is someone who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society or in some way excluded, looked down upon, or ignored. In common English speech, an outcast may be anyone who does not fit in with normal society, which can contribute to ...
Science and mathematics
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Pariah dog
Pye-dog, or sometimes pariah dog, is a term used to describe an ownerless, half-wild, free-ranging dog that lives in or close to human settlements throughout Asia. The term is derived from the Sanskrit ''para'', which translates to "outsider".
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, a type of semi-feral dog
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''Pariah'' (fish), a genus of fish
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Pariah group
In group theory, the term pariah was introduced by Robert Griess in to refer to the six sporadic simple groups
In mathematics, a sporadic group is one of the 26 exceptional groups found in the classification of finite simple groups.
A simple ...
, the six ( ''J''
1, ''J''
3, ''J''
4, ''O'N'', ''Ru'', ''Ly'') of the 26 sporadic mathematical groups that are not contained in the monster group
Music
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''Pariah'' (album), 2005 album by the black metal band Naglfar
* Pariah, post-1987 name of the heavy metal band
Satan
Satan,, ; grc, ὁ σατανᾶς or , ; ar, شيطانالخَنَّاس , also known as the Devil, and sometimes also called Lucifer in Christianity, is an entity in the Abrahamic religions that seduces humans into sin or falsehoo ...
* "Pariah" by Black Sabbath, bonus track on the 2013 album ''
13''
* "Pariah" by Danielle Dax, from the 1984 album ''
Jesus Egg That Wept''
* "Pariah" by dredg, title track of the 2009 album ''
The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion''
* "Pariah" by Lamb of God, from the 2000 album ''
New American Gospel
''New American Gospel'' is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb of God, as well as their first album under that name (they were originally known as Burn the Priest). It was released in 2000 through Prosthetic Records. ''New ...
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* "Pariah" by Scar Symmetry, bonus track on the 2009 album ''
Dark Matter Dimensions''
* "Pariah" by Bullet For my Valentine from the 2015 album ''
Venom
Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a st ...
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* "Pariah" by Ball Park Music from the 2016 album ''
Every Night the Same Dream''
* "Pariah" by Steven Wilson from the 2017 album ''
To The Bone''
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Pariah (band)
Pariah was an American hard rock band, formed in San Antonio, Texas, United States, while they knew each other in high school. The group consisted of Shandon Sahm son of Doug Sahm, brothers Kyle and Sims Ellison, Jared Tuten and David Derrick. Th ...
, a Texan heavy metal band in the late 1980s and early 1990s
Other media
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''Pariah'' (1998 film), a film by Randolph Kret
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''Pariah'' (2011 film), a film by Dee Rees
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''Pariah'' (2015 film), a film by
Rob McElhenney
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Pariah (character), DC Comics character
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''Pariah'' (novel), a 1991 crime novel by Brian Vallée
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''Pariah'' (play), an 1889 one-act play by August Strindberg
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''Pariah'' (video game), a 2005 video game for PC and Xbox
See also
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Paria (disambiguation)
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