Shibboleth

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A word or pronunciation that distinguishes people of one group or class from those of another.
  • n. A word or phrase identified with a particular group or cause; a catchword.
  • n. A commonplace saying or idea.
  • n. A custom or practice that betrays one as an outsider.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A word, especially seen as a test, to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular nation, class, profession etc.
  • n. A common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A word which was made the criterion by which to distinguish the Ephraimites from the Gileadites. The Ephraimites, not being able to pronounce sh, called the word sibboleth. See Judges xii.
  • n. Also used in an extended sense.
  • n. Hence, the criterion, test, or watchword of a party; a party cry or pet phrase.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A Hebrew word, meaning ‘ear of corn’ or ‘stream,’ used by Jephthah, one of the judges of Israel, as a test-word by which to distinguish the fleeing Ephraimites (who could not pronounce the sh in shibboleth) from his own men, the Gileadites (Judges xii. 4–6); hence, a test-word, or the watchword or pet phrase of a party, sect, or school.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a favorite saying of a sect or political group
  • n. a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    speech    delivery    manner of speaking   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    countersign    slogan    truism    platitude   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    countersign    antiphon    focaccia    trade-mark   
     
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