SHIBBOLETH meaning: Word distinguishing insiders from outsiders

We found 43 dictionaries that define the word shibboleth:

General (33 matching dictionaries)

shibboleth: Merriam-Webster.com
shibboleth: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
shibboleth: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
shibboleth: Collins English Dictionary
shibboleth: Vocabulary.com
Shibboleth, shibboleth: Wordnik
shibboleth: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
shibboleth: Wiktionary
shibboleth: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
shibboleth: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
shibboleth: Infoplease Dictionary
shibboleth: Dictionary.com
shibboleth: Online Etymology Dictionary
Shibboleth (Internet2), Shibboleth (Shibboleth Consortium), Shibboleth (The West Wing), Shibboleth (artwork), Shibboleth (disambiguation), Shibboleth: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Shibboleth: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
shibboleth: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
shibboleth: Rhymezone
Shibboleth: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
shibboleth: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
shibboleth: Free Dictionary
shibboleth: Mnemonic Dictionary
shibboleth: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
shibboleth: Dictionary/thesaurus
Shibboleth: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

Art (1 matching dictionary)

ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science (No longer online)

Business (1 matching dictionary)

shibboleth: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

shibboleth: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)

SHIBBOLETH: Masonic Dictionary
shibboleth: A Word A Day
shibboleth: Wordcraft Dictionary

Religion (3 matching dictionaries)

Shibboleth: Easton Bible
Shibboleth: Smith's Bible Dictionary
SHIBBOLETH: Glossary of Biblical English of the Authorised Version of the HOLY BIBLE

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

Shibboleth: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun: A particular pronunciation or custom that is regarded as distinguishing members of a group from non-members, especially when used as a test.
▸ noun: A common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth.

Opposite:

counterword, antithesis, contradiction

Types:

regional accent, pronunciation, dialect, slang, jargon, code word, password, catchphrase, more...

Adjectives:

old, mere, political, new, great, popular, american, empty, obsolete, very, national

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