tabooism

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noun

A system of taboos.

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Meanings

nountabooism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA 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

From taboo + -ism.

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APA

tabooism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tabooism

MLA

“tabooism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tabooism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tabooism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tabooism.

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