| slovo | definícia |
shibboleth
(mass) | shibboleth
- frázy, pravda |
shibboleth
(encz) | shibboleth,fráze |
shibboleth
(encz) | shibboleth,heslo |
shibboleth
(encz) | shibboleth,kritérium |
shibboleth
(encz) | shibboleth,oblíbené pořekadlo politické skupiny |
shibboleth
(encz) | shibboleth,oblíbené pořekadlo sekty |
shibboleth
(encz) | shibboleth,otřepaná fráze |
shibboleth
(encz) | shibboleth,pravda |
Shibboleth
(gcide) | Shibboleth \Shib"bo*leth\, n. [Heb. shibb[=o]leth an ear of
corn, or a stream, a flood.]
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.
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Without reprieve, adjudged to death,
For want of well pronouncing shibboleth. --Milton.
[1913 Webster] Also used in an extended sense.
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The th, with its twofold value, is . . . the
shibboleth of foreigners. --Earle.
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2. Hence, the criterion, test, or watchword of a party; a
party cry or pet phrase.
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shibboleth
(wn) | shibboleth
n 1: a favorite saying of a sect or political group [syn:
motto, slogan, catchword, shibboleth]
2: a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular
group of people |
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Shibboleth
(gcide) | Shibboleth \Shib"bo*leth\, n. [Heb. shibb[=o]leth an ear of
corn, or a stream, a flood.]
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.
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Without reprieve, adjudged to death,
For want of well pronouncing shibboleth. --Milton.
[1913 Webster] Also used in an extended sense.
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The th, with its twofold value, is . . . the
shibboleth of foreigners. --Earle.
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2. Hence, the criterion, test, or watchword of a party; a
party cry or pet phrase.
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