sacred cow

sacred cow

n.

One that is immune from criticism, often unreasonably so: "The need for widespread secrecy has become a sacred cow" (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists).

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[From the veneration of the cow by the Hindus.]

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sacred cow

Noun

Informal a person, custom, belief, or institution regarded as being beyond criticism [alluding to the Hindu belief that cattle are sacred]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sacred cow - a person unreasonably held to be immune to criticism important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events

Translations

sacred cow n (fig) → vaca sagrada

sacred cow n (fig) → chose sacro-sainte

sacred cow sacred n (lit, fig) → heilige Kuh f

sacred cow n (fig) (= person); intoccabile m/f: (= institution); caposaldo: (= idea, belief); dogma m