Offscouring

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Something that is scoured off or disposed of; refuse. Often used in the plural.
  • n. A person regarded as fallen from society; an outcast. Often used in the plural.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. refuse removed from something by scouring
  • n. An outcast, a pariah.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That which is scoured off; hence, refuse; rejected matter; that which is vile or despised.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. That which is scoured off; hence, rejected matter; refuse; that which is vile or despised.
    • Word Usage
    "But those who consider worldly pomp a mere offscouring and all under the sun mere nothingness if only they may win Christ, those who are dead with Christ, have risen with Him and have crucified the flesh with its vices and concupiscences - they will echo the words: "Who shall separate us from the charity of Christ?""
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    recrement    obverse    over-crowding    outguard   
     
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