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Definitions of taboo in various dictionaries:
noun - a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
noun - an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
verb - declare as sacred and forbidden
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| Possible Crossword Clues |
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| Forbidden |
| It's a no-no |
| Pork, to a Jew, e.g. |
| No-no |
| Major no-no |
| Prohibited |
| Proscribed |
| It's nothing to speak of |
| Verboten |
| Societal no-no |
| Possible Jeopardy Clues |
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| The English borrowed this Tongan word for "forbidden" & made it a noun referring to the prohibition itself |
| The Maoris use this familiar religious term for prohibitions on certain objects, persons or places |
| It's a culture-specific prohibition of certain behavior, like...well, things we don't talk about |
| In English usage it means "forbidden"; in its original Polynesian it can also mean "sacred" |
| No-no(5) |
| This Tongan word for something off-limits is also a National Geographic channel show about odd customs |
| Not 2 "B":Polynesian prohibition |
| Taboo description |
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| In any given society, a taboo is an implicit prohibition on something (usually against an utterance or behavior) based on a cultural sense that it is excessively repulsive or, perhaps, too sacred for ordinary people. Such prohibitions are present in virtually all societies. On a comparative basis taboos, for example related to food items, seem to make no sense at all as what may be declared unfit for one group by custom or religion may be perfectly acceptable to another. Whether scientifically correct or not, taboos are often meant to protect the human individual, but there are numerous other reasons for their existence. An ecological or medical background is apparent in many, including some that are seen as religious or spiritual in origin. Taboos can help utilize a resource more efficiently, but when applied to only a subsection of the community they can also serve to suppress a subsection of the community. A taboo acknowledged by a particular group or tribe as part of their ways, a |