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taboo, tabu [təˈbuː] adj 1. (Sociology) forbidden or disapproved of; placed under a social prohibition or ban taboo words 2. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) (in Polynesia and other islands of the South Pacific) marked off as simultaneously sacred and forbidden n pl -boos, -bus 1. (Sociology) any prohibition resulting from social or other conventions 2. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) ritual restriction or prohibition, esp of something that is considered holy or unclean vb
(tr) to place under a taboo [from Tongan tapu] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
taboo noun prohibition, ban, restriction, disapproval, anathema, interdict, proscription Not all men respect the taboo against bedding a friend's woman. adjective forbidden, banned, prohibited, ruled out, not allowed, unacceptable, outlawed, unthinkable, not permitted, disapproved of, anathema, off limits, frowned on, proscribed, beyond the pale, unmentionable Cancer is a taboo subject. forbidden allowed, permitted, sanctioned, acceptable Translations taboo [təˈbuː] taboo, tabu vt → für tabu erklären, tabui(sier)eren n / adj taboo, tabu [təˈbuː] (something) forbidden for religious reasons or because it is against social custom Alcohol is (a) taboo in Muslim societies. taboe مُحَرَّم табу tabu tabu das Tabu, tabu ταμπού tabú tabu تابو؛ حرام tabu tabou אִיסוּר वर्जित कर्म tabu tabu haram, tabu bannaður, forboðinn tabù タブー 금기, 금기의 tabu tabu dilarang taboe tabu(forestilling) tabu, rzecz zakazana tabu tabu табу; запрещённый tabu tabu tabu tabu ข้อห้าม; ซึ่งต้องห้าม tabu, yasak 禁忌 табу; заборона حرام، ممنوع điều cấm kỵ 禁忌 taboo → محرمات مقدسات, معزول بوصفه محرما tabu, tabuový tabu, tabubelagt tabu ταμπού tabú tabu, tabu- tabou tabu tabù タブー, タブーとなっている 금기, 금지된 taboe tabu zakaz, zakazany tabu запретный, табу tabu, tabuförklarad ข้อห้าม, ซึ่งต้องห้าม tabu cấm kỵ, điều cấm kỵ 禁忌, 禁忌的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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What was this Sun Singer, this Star-Born One, this mysterious deity, as bestial-conducted as the black and kinky-headed and monkey-like human beasts who worshipped it, and whose silver-sweet, bull-mouthed singing and commanding he had heard at the taboo distance for so long? With Heaven's taboo to palter; The taboo of the chicken Michael had been well taught in his earliest days at Meringe. |
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