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religious outcast

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Noun1.religious outcast - a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Churchreligious outcast - a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
castaway, outcast, pariah, Ishmael - a person who is rejected (from society or home)


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With regard to the Christmas message from Barry Morgan, Archbishop of Wales, I fail to see why the Bethlehem shepherds should be regarded as social and religious outcasts.
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