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shibboleth(dictionary)

shibboleth (oh)



[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