Shibboleth
nounid
136035·updated May 18, 2026verified
a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people, often used as a test to ensure or check someone's membership in the group; biblically, used by the Israelites to identify and kill non-Isrealites
polysemous
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Information Class
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Variants
- synonym
- catchword
- plural
- Shibboleths
- possessive
- Shibboleth's
- pluralpossessive
- Shibboleths'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people, often used as a test to ensure or check someone's membership in the group; biblically, used by the Israelites to identify and kill non-Isrealites
- §2
- a favorite saying of a sect or political group
- §1 · legacy_primary
- a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people, often used as a test to ensure or check someone's membership in the group; biblically, used by the Israelites to identify and kill non-IsrealitesDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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