The putting of a person or thing under prohibition or interdict, perpetual or temporary; the fact or… As originally used in Polynesia, New Zealand…
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释义 | society > authority > subjection > prohibition > [noun] > taboo (7) taboo1777 The putting of a person or thing under prohibition or interdict, perpetual or temporary; the fact or… As originally used in Polynesia, New Zealand… tapu1833 = taboo, n. 1a. Also (rarely) figurative. geis1880 In Irish folklore: a solemn injunction, prohibition, or taboo; a moral obligation. shibboleth1930 Hence, a moral formula held tenaciously and unreflectingly, esp. a prohibitive one; a taboo. Subcategories:— system of (1) — one who practises or believes in (1) — that which is taboo (1) |
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