Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tabooism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: taboo-ism
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system of taboos.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From taboo + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: taboo

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

tabooistic

Questions

What does tabooism mean?: A system of taboos.
Where does tabooism come from?: From taboo + -ism.

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