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  • Forbidden fruit — The term forbidden fruit is a metaphor that describes any object of desire whose appeal is a direct result of the knowledge that it cannot or should not be obtained or something that someone may want but cannot have. The phrase refers to the Book …   Wikipedia

  • Forbidden fruit — Forbidden For*bid den, a. Prohibited; interdicted. [1913 Webster] I know no spells, use no forbidden arts. Milton. [1913 Webster] {Forbidden fruit}. (a) Any coveted unlawful pleasure, so called with reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • forbidden fruit — forbidden fruits N VAR Forbidden fruit is a source of pleasure that involves breaking a rule or doing something that you are not supposed to do. ...the forbidden fruit of an illicit romance …   English dictionary

  • forbidden fruit — noun originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality) • Hypernyms: ↑temptation, ↑enticement * * * noun 1. : an immoral… …   Useful english dictionary

  • forbidden fruit — noun Etymology: from the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 3:2 19 Date: 1605 an immoral or illegal pleasure …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • forbidden fruit — something that you want very much but are not allowed to have, especially a sexual relationship. He d spent many years lusting after his brother s wife the forbidden fruit …   New idioms dictionary

  • Forbidden fruit (disambiguation) — *Forbidden fruit, a metaphor that describes any object of desire whose appeal results from the knowledge that it should not be obtained * Forbidden Fruit , a 1961 album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone *Forbidden Fruit (beer), a beer… …   Wikipedia

  • Forbidden Fruit — Album par Nina Simone Sortie 1961 Enregistrement 1960 61 Durée 37:18 Genre Jazz Producteur Cal Lampley …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Forbidden Fruit (film) — Forbidden Fruit is the title of several films:* Forbidden Fruit (1915 film), directed by Ivan Abramson * Forbidden Fruit (1921 film), directed by Cecil B. DeMille * Forbidden Fruit (1952 film) ( Le Fruit défendu ), directed by Henri Verneuil *… …   Wikipedia

  • forbidden fruit — n. 1. the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, forbidden to Adam and Eve: Gen. 2:17; 3:3 2. any sinful or forbidden pleasure …   English World dictionary

  • forbidden fruit — ► forbidden fruit a thing that is desired all the more because it is not allowed. [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to the Book of Genesis, chapter 2.] Main Entry: ↑forbid …   English terms dictionary

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