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Taboo vs Banishment - What's the difference?

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Taboo is a related term of banishment.


As nouns the difference between taboo and banishment

is that taboo is an inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion while banishment is the act of banishing.

As an adjective taboo

is excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.

As a verb taboo

is to mark as taboo.

taboo

English

(wikipedia taboo)

Alternative forms

* tabu

Noun

(en noun)
  • An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
  • *
  • * 1974 , (Lawrence Durrell), Monsieur , Faber & Faber 1992, p. 213:
    • The sharp differentiation of the sexes in our culture was shaped most probably by monogamy and monosexuality and their tabus .
  • (in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.
    • Incest is a taboo subject in most soap operas.
  • Culturally forbidden.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To mark as taboo.
  • To ban.
  • To avoid.

    • Anagrams

    *

    banishment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of banishing.
    • The judge pronounced banishment upon the war criminal.
  • The state of being banished, exile.
    • He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.

    Synonyms

    * exile