shibboleth

(noun)

noun

1. a favorite saying of a sect or political group

Similar word(s): catchword, motto, slogan

Definition categories: communication, expression, locution, saying

2. a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people

Definition categories: communication, delivery, speech

Sentences with shibboleth as a noun:

- It's about time we abandoned the bourgeois shibboleth that earning money makes you a better person.