- Ishmael - (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes
--1 is a kind of patriarch
- outcast, castaway, pariah, Ishmael - a person who is rejected (from society or home)
--2 is a kind of unfortunate, unfortunate person
--2 has particulars:heretic, misbeliever, religious outcast; leper; untouchable, Harijan - outcast, castaway, pariah, Ishmael - a person who is rejected (from society or home)