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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shib•bo•leth /ˈʃɪbəlɪθ, -ˌlɛθ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a particular way of speech that distinguishes a certain group.
- a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shib•bo•leth (shib′ə lith, -leth′),USA pronunciation n. - a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a particular class or set of persons.
- a slogan;
catchword. - a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth.
- Hebrew shibbōleth literally, freshet, a word used by the Gileadites as a test to detect the fleeing Ephraimites, who could not pronounce the sound sh (Judges 12:4–6)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shibboleth /ˈʃɪbəˌlɛθ/ n - a belief, principle, or practice which is commonly adhered to but which is thought by some people to be inappropriate or out of date
- a custom, phrase, or use of language that acts as a test of belonging to, or as a stumbling block to becoming a member of, a particular social class, profession, etc
Etymology: 14th Century: from Hebrew, literally: ear of grain; the word is used in the Old Testament by the Gileadites as a test word for the Ephraimites, who could not pronounce the sound sh |