ALL meanings of shibboleth
shib·bo·leth
S s - noun shibboleth word, etc.: familiar to a group 1
- noun shibboleth taboo 1
- noun shibboleth a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a particular class or set of persons. 1
- noun shibboleth a slogan; catchword. 1
- noun shibboleth a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth. 1
- countable noun shibboleth If you describe an idea or belief as a shibboleth, you mean that it is thought important by a group of people but may be old-fashioned or wrong. 0
- noun shibboleth a belief, principle, or practice which is commonly adhered to but which is thought by some people to be inappropriate or out of date 0
- noun shibboleth a custom, phrase, or use of language that acts as a test of belonging to, or as a stumbling block to becoming a member of, a particular social class, profession, etc 0
- noun shibboleth the test word used by the men of Gilead to distinguish the escaping Ephraimites, who pronounced the initial ( (ʃ) ; sh) ) as (s): Judg. 12:4-6 0
- noun shibboleth any test word or password 0
- noun shibboleth any phrase, custom, etc. distinctive of a particular party, class, etc. 0