Ishmael

Other forms: Ishmaels

Definitions of Ishmael

1. noun

   (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes
   example of:

   patriarch

   any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
2. noun

   a person who is rejected (from society or home)
   synonyms: castaway, outcast, pariah

   types:

   heretic, misbeliever, religious outcast

   a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with official dogma, especially of the Roman Catholic Church

   leper

   a pariah who is avoided by others

   Harijan, untouchable

   belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India

   type of:

   unfortunate, unfortunate person

   a person who suffers misfortune