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.