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tabooism

tabooism noun: a system of taboos.

Noun

tabooism (uncountable)

  1. A system of taboos.
    • Indigenous people, such as agriculturists, hunters, and pastoralists initiated a system of totemism and tabooism which in essence was a natural law against killing and eating certain animals.1978, David Dhlalangami Maforo, Black-white Relations in Kenya Game Policy, page 5

Origin of tabooism

From taboo + -ism.

Words formed from tabooism

Questions about tabooism

What does tabooism mean?
Tabooism means a system of taboos.
What part of speech is tabooism?
Tabooism is a noun.

Words near tabooism in the dictionary

  1. tabooise
  2. tabooised
  3. tabooises
  4. tabooish
  5. tabooising
  6. tabooism
  7. tabooist
  8. tabooistic
  9. tabooistically
  10. tabooists
  11. tabooization

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