English-Thai Dictionary
shibboleth
N คำ ที่ ใช้ ทดสอบ catchword kam-ti-chai-tod-sob
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SHIBBOLETH
n.[Heb. an ear of corn, or a stream of water. ] 1. A word which was made the criterion by which to distinguish the Ephraimites not being able to pronounce the letter sh, pronounced the word sibboleth. See Judges 12:6. Hence,
2. The criterion of a party; or that which distinguishes one party from another; and usually some peculiarity in things of little importance.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SHIBBOLETH
Shib "bo *leth, n. Etym: [Heb. shibboleth 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. Without reprieve, adjudged to death, For want of well pronouncing shibboleth. Milton.
Defn: Also in an extended sense. The th, with its twofold value, is. .. the shibboleth of foreigners. Earle.
2. Hence, the criterion, test, or watchword of a party; a party cry or pet phrase.
New American Oxford Dictionary
shibboleth
shib bo leth |ˈSHibəliTH, -ˌleTH ˈʃɪbələθ | ▶noun a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, esp. a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important: the party began to break with the shibboleths of the left. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Hebrew šibbōleṯ ‘ear of corn, ’ used as a test of nationality by its difficult pronunciation (Judg. 12:6 ).
Oxford Dictionary
shibboleth
shibboleth |ˈʃɪbəlɛθ | ▶noun a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important: liberal shibboleths about education. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Hebrew šibbōleṯ ‘ear of corn ’, used as a test of nationality by its difficult pronunciation (Judg. 12:6 ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
shibboleth
shib bo leth /ʃɪ́bəlèθ, ʃɪ́b (ə )ləθ /名詞 C ｟かたく ｠1 (ある社会の )今では無意味な (時代遅れの )考え [主義, 慣習 ]; 陳腐な文句 .2 〘聖書 〙試し言葉 〘エフライム人が ‘sh ’を発音できなかったことから, ギレアデ人が逃亡するエフライム人を試すのに用いた言葉 〙.3 (一般に )合い言葉 (password ).4 (特定の集団 階級などの )特徴となる言葉遣い ; (政党の )標語 .
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