tabu

/tə'bu:/ Cách viết khác : (tabu) /tə'bu:/
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Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Forbidden, prohibited: Describes something that is banned or not allowed, often due to social, cultural, or religious rules.
    • Sacred and untouchable: Refers to something set apart as holy or consecrated, making it forbidden for common use or mention.

  2. Noun:

    • A social or cultural prohibition: A strong ban or inhibition against a specific action, word, or object, enforced by social custom or emotional aversion.
    • A sacred prohibition: Specifically in Polynesian and other South Pacific cultures, a ban on using or mentioning something because it is considered sacred.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective: In many cultures, certain topics are considered tabu and are not discussed openly.The burial ground was a tabu place, forbidden to all but the priests.

  • Noun: Eating pork is a tabu in some religions.The anthropologist studied the tabu surrounding the names of deceased chiefs.

Advanced Usage

  • "to place/put a tabu on something": to officially forbid something. The council placed a tabu on fishing in the sacred lagoon.

  • "to break/violate a tabu": to act against a prohibition. Speaking the name of the god was to break a powerful tabu.

Variants and Related Words
  • Taboo: The more common modern spelling of "tabu".
  • Tabooed (adj.): Describes something that has been made forbidden.
Synonyms
  • Forbidden: Not allowed; banned.
  • Prohibited: Formally forbidden by law, rule, or authority.
  • Interdicted: Authoritatively prohibited.
  • Off-limits: Not to be entered or used.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: "Tabu" is not commonly used to form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms
  • A social taboo: A prohibition so strong it is ingrained in a society's customs.
  • Taboo subject/topic: A matter that is considered inappropriate to talk about.
Adjective
  1. excluded from use or mention
    • forbidden fruit
    • in our house dancing and playing cards were out
    • a taboo subject
  2. forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
Noun
  1. an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
  2. a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature

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