shibboleth
Kelime Anlamı :

1. slogan.
2. amacı belirten söz (parti vb.).
3. (isim) artık kullanılmayan deyim, anlamını yitirmiş adet, parola, slogan, amacı belirten söz (parti vb.).
4. parola.
5. argo.
6. amacı belirten söz.
7. artık kullanılmayan deyim.
8. anlamını yitirmiş adet.
9. ağız.
10. eski deyim.
Eş Anlamlı Kelimeler :
Tanımlar :
1. A word or pronunciation that distinguishes people of one group or class from those of another.
2. A word or phrase identified with a particular group or cause; a catchword.
3. A commonplace saying or idea.
4. A custom or practice that betrays one as an outsider.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. 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.
2. also used in an extended sense.
3. hence, the criterion, test, or watchword of a party; a party cry or pet phrase.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. A hebrew word, meaningear of cornorstream,’ 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.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. a favorite saying of a sect or political group
2. a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.