Associations to the word «Shibboleth»
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Wiktionary
SHIBBOLETH, noun. A word, especially seen as a test, to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular nation, class, profession etc.
SHIBBOLETH, noun. A common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth.
Dictionary definition
SHIBBOLETH, noun. A favorite saying of a sect or political group.
SHIBBOLETH, noun. A manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.