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• tabu — Ⅰ. ta·boo also ta·bu (tă′bo͞o’, tə ) n. pl. ta·boos also ta·bus 1) A ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion. 2) a) A prohibition, especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands, excluding something from use …   Word Histories

• tabu — Taboo Ta*boo , a. [Written also {tabu} and {tapu}.] [Polynesian tabu, tapu, sacred, under restriction, a prohibition.] Set apart or sacred by religious custom among certain races of Polynesia, New Zealand, etc., and forbidden to certain persons… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tabu — var. of TABOO. * * * I noun 1. a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature • Syn: ↑taboo • Derivationally related forms: ↑taboo (for: ↑taboo) …   Useful english dictionary

• taboo —    , tabu    (tah BOO) [Tongan, Fijian: forbidden] A restriction or ban placed on something that is considered by custom or religion as unacceptable, and is not to be touched, used, or spoken. Any prohibition based on social convention or custom …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

• Taboo — This article is about cultural prohibitions in general. For the Polynesian religious concept, see Tapu (Polynesian culture). For other uses, see Taboo (disambiguation). Sociology …   Wikipedia

• Moro Movement — Not to be confused with Moro National Liberation Front. The aim of the Moro Movement of Isatabu, in the Solomon Islands, has been described as “Sai lima horohoro tuali” – “Putting lands together in living as before”. A movement for social… …   Wikipedia

• Níð — (Old Norse) (Anglo Saxon nith , Old High German (OHG) nid(d) , modern German form Neid , modern Low Saxon nied ) in ancient Germanic mythology was the constituting and qualifying attribute for people suspected of being a malicious mythological… …   Wikipedia

• Animist — Als Animismus (von griech. ἄνεμος „Wind, Hauch“ wie lat. animus,[1] als anima später in religiösen Zusammenhängen auch Seele[2] oder Geist) bezeichnet man allgemein schriftlose, in Reinform ausschließlich bei Jäger Sammler Kulturen verbreitete… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Animistisch — Als Animismus (von griech. ἄνεμος „Wind, Hauch“ wie lat. animus,[1] als anima später in religiösen Zusammenhängen auch Seele[2] oder Geist) bezeichnet man allgemein schriftlose, in Reinform ausschließlich bei Jäger Sammler Kulturen verbreitete… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Geisterglaube — Als Animismus (von griech. ἄνεμος „Wind, Hauch“ wie lat. animus,[1] als anima später in religiösen Zusammenhängen auch Seele[2] oder Geist) bezeichnet man allgemein schriftlose, in Reinform ausschließlich bei Jäger Sammler Kulturen verbreitete… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• taboo — I. adjective also tabu Etymology: Tongan tabu Date: 1777 1. forbidden to profane use or contact because of what are held to be dangerous supernatural powers 2. a. banned on grounds of morality or taste < the subject is taboo > b. banned as… …   New Collegiate Dictionary