taboos
There are many different types of taboos, but the most common taboos are those that concern food and drink.
It's considered a taboo to eat human flesh.
It's considered a taboo to drink alcohol.
There are many different types of taboos, but the most common taboos are those that concern food and drink.
It's considered a taboo to eat human flesh.
It's considered a taboo to drink alcohol.
noun
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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noun
an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
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adjective
excluded from use or mention
Synonyms:
adjective
forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
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verb
declare as sacred and forbidden
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Second, the taboo has a proscription.
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The tribe is rich in beliefs and taboos.
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But the mention of the steatosis of the liver is still a taboo.
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Such prenatal taboos still persisted to the 1930s.
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Frequently, the stories test the limits of taboo.
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A two sentence mention of it in the middle of the article is taboo.
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In Yazidism, the eating of lettuce and butter beans is taboo.
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It is a taboo subject to question the legitimacy and effectiveness of the law.
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The use of the mind meld was taboo for a period of time.
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Arguably the most famous example of the genre is the taboo series.