Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tabu"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Taboo \Ta*boo"\, n.
A total prohibition of intercourse with, use of, or approach
to, a given person or thing under pain of death, -- an
interdict of religious origin and authority, formerly common
in the islands of Polynesia; interdiction. [Written also
{tabu}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Taboo \Ta*boo"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tabooed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Tabooing}.]
To put under taboo; to forbid, or to forbid the use of; to
interdict approach to, or use of; as, to taboo the ground set
apart as a sanctuary for criminals. [Written also {tabu}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tabu \Ta*bu"\, n. & v.
See {Taboo}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tabu
adj 1: forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
[syn: {taboo}]
2: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our
house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo
subject" [syn: {forbidden}, {out(p)}, {prohibited}, {proscribed},
{taboo}, {verboten}]
n 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}]
2: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or
emotional aversion [syn: {taboo}]
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