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Definition of Taboo
1. Adjective. Excluded from use or mention. "A taboo subject"
2. Verb. Declare as sacred and forbidden.
3. Noun. A prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature.
Generic synonyms: Bias, Preconception, Prejudice
Geographical relationships: Polynesia
4. Adjective. Forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands.
5. Noun. An inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion.
Definition of Taboo
1. n. A total prohibition of intercourse with, use of, or approach to, a given person or thing under pain of death, -- an interdict of religious origin and authority, formerly common in the islands of Polynesia; interdiction.
2. v. t. To put under taboo; to forbid, or to forbid the use of; to interdict approach to, or use of; as, to taboo the ground set apart as a sanctuary for criminals.
3. a. Set apart or sacred by religious custom among certain races of Polynesia, New Zealand, etc., and forbidden to certain persons or uses; hence, prohibited under severe penalties; interdicted; as, food, places, words, customs, etc., may be taboo.
Definition of Taboo
1. Noun. An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion. ¹
2. Noun. (context: in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred. ¹
3. Adjective. Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention. ¹
4. Verb. To mark as taboo. ¹
5. Verb. To ban. ¹
6. Verb. To avoid. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Taboo
1. to exclude from use, approach, or mention [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Taboo
1. Any negative tradition or behaviour that is generally regarded as harmful to social welfare and forbidden within a cultural or social group. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Taboo
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