Shibboleth

noun

/ˈʃɪbəlɛθ/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA word, especially seen as a test, to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular nation, class, profession etc.

2.nounA common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth.

"It's about time we abandoned the bourgeois shibboleth that earning money makes you a better person."

Synonyms

platitude slogan truism catchword motto distinctive shibah hebrewism shofar hebraism hebraicism chaldaism

Rhymes With

death living death breath meth brain death dance of death putting to death sudden death

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