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

n

Informal a person, institution, custom, etc., unreasonably held to be 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 (lit, fig) → heilige Kuh

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

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