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Definition of Forbidden
1. Adjective. Excluded from use or mention. "A taboo subject"
Definition of Forbidden
1. a. Prohibited; interdicted.
Definition of Forbidden
1. Adjective. not allowed. ¹
2. Verb. (past participle of forbid) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Forbidden
1. forbid [v] - See also: forbid
Medical Definition of Forbidden
1.
Prohibited; interdicted. "I knew no spells, use no forbidden arts." (Milton) Forbidden fruit. Any coveted unlawful pleasure, so called with reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forbidden
Literary usage of Forbidden
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Edward Aloysius Pace (1922)
"The law against business were forbidden only between the hours of the union of
the three colonies: and strict provision eling on Sunday was allowed; ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"is understood to be, that the State of New York has forbidden anyone to carry on
the business upon which this special tax was imposed. ..."
3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"Amanda Belle Snyder was indicted for a felony for marrying within the time in
which she was forbidden to marry by a divorce decree under Code 1918, c. ..."
4. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1814)
"... Diet, Reverence to Corn, forbidden Meats. ... For the Moors, by their law,
are forbidden fuch ..."