Definizione monolingua

shibboleth

shibboleth (plural shibboleths)

1. A word, especially seen as a test, to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular nation, class, profession etc.
2. A common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth.

   Its about time we abandoned the bourgeois shibboleth that earning money makes you a better person.

Definizione dizionario shibboleth

motto

parola d'ordine

shibboleth

slogan

Altri significati:

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

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

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

A word, especially seen as a test, to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular nation, class, profession etc. It use derives from an account in the Bible (Judges 12:5-6).

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