shibboleth[noun]Synonyms: catchword, byword, catchphrase, phrase, slogan, watchword, commonplace, banality, bromide, cliché, platitude, prosaicism, prosaism, rubber stamp, tag, truism
Related Words: platitude,
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shib‧bo‧leth /ˈʃɪbəleθ $ -ləθ/
noun [countable] formal[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Hebrew;
Origin: 'stream', used (according to the Bible) by the Gileadite people as a way of recognizing their enemies, who could not pronounce the sh properly]
an old idea, custom, or principle that you think is no longer important or suitable for modern times
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