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Taboo

A taboo is a social group's ban, prohibition or avoidance of something (usually an utterance or behavior) based on the group's sense that it is excessively repulsive, offensive, sacred or allowed only for certain people. Such prohibitions are present in virtually all societies. Taboos may be prohibited explicitly, for example within a legal system or…

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Taboo

Nodes143
Edges142
Triples98
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013986
Components1

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Taboo

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related to Abrahamic · 23
Taboo → Abrahamic, Adam, After, Allah, Arabic, As, Christian, Eden, Eve, Garden, Genesis, God, Hadith, Him, In, In Islam, Jannah, Judeo-Christian, Life, Possibly
related to Greek · 23
Taboo → An, Apollo, As, Demeter, Eurydice, Greek, Hades, Her, Hermes, Hyginus, In, It, On, Orpheus, Ovid, Persephone, Persephone's, The, Underworld, When Demeter
related to Etymology · 21
Taboo → British, Cook, Fijian, Having, Hawaiian, Hiw, It, Its English, James Cook, Māori, Oceanic, Polynesian, Proto-Polynesian, Tapu, That, The, The English, Tonga, Tongan, Tongans
related to Examples · 5
Taboo → Common, Each, In Madagascar, Sigmund Freud, Through
related to External links · 4
Taboo → Encyclopædia Britannica, Northcote Whitridge, Thomas, Vol
related to In religion and mythology · 4
Taboo → According, Joseph Campbell, Should, Taboos
related to Modernity · 3
Taboo → Changing, Some, Western
see also · 3
Taboo → AnathemaBlasphemyBullyingConspiracy, Hawaiian, Mental
is a · 2
Taboo → plot by the archons to keep Adam in a state of ignorance by preventing him from eating the fruit, social group's ban
related to Function · 2
Taboo → Communist, Marvin Harris

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Taboois asocial group's ban0.90text
Taboois aplot by the archons to keep Adam in a state of ignorance by preventing him from eating the fruit0.90text
vegetarianisminstance ofprimarily cannibalism and dietary laws0.80text
kashrutinstance ofprimarily cannibalism and dietary laws0.80text
and halalinstance ofprimarily cannibalism and dietary laws0.80text
forbidden fruit is the sweetest.In medicineinstance ofit is sometimes associated with enticing propositions in proverbs0.80text
professionals who practice in ethicalinstance ofit is sometimes associated with enticing propositions in proverbs0.80text
moral grey areasinstance ofit is sometimes associated with enticing propositions in proverbs0.80text
or fields subject to social stigma such as late termination of pregnancyinstance ofit is sometimes associated with enticing propositions in proverbs0.80text
may refrain from public discussion of their practiceinstance ofit is sometimes associated with enticing propositions in proverbs0.80text
Taboorelated to AbrahamicPossibly0.60section
Taboorelated to AbrahamicAdam0.60section

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