Category:Taboo

Ta*boo", n.

Defn: a total prohibition of intercourse with, use of, or approach To, a given person or thing under pain of death, -- an interdict of Religious origin and authority, formerly common in the islands of Polynesia; interdiction. [written also tabu.]

Taboo Ta*boo", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tabooed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tabooing.]

Defn: to put under taboo; to forbid, or to forbid the use of; to Interdict approach to, or use of; as, to taboo the ground set apart As a sanctuary for criminals. [written also tabu.]