English to English
taboo
(t/&/'b/u/
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adjective (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.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion(noun.attribute)source: wordnet30
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- excluded from use or mention(adj.all)Example:
A taboo subject.
source: wordnet30 - forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands(adj.all)source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- declare as sacred and forbidden(verb.social)source: wordnet30
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913