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sacred cow

sa·cred cow
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sey-krid kou]
    • /ˈseɪ krɪd kaʊ/
    • /ˈseɪ.krɪd kaʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sey-krid kou]
    • /ˈseɪ krɪd kaʊ/

Definitions of sacred cow words

  • noun sacred cow an individual, organization, institution, etc., considered to be exempt from criticism or questioning. 1
  • noun sacred cow sth considered holy 1
  • countable noun sacred cow If you describe a belief, custom, or institution as a sacred cow, you disapprove of people treating it with too much respect and being afraid to criticize or question it. 0
  • noun sacred cow a person, institution, custom, etc, unreasonably held to be beyond criticism 0
  • noun sacred cow any person or thing regarded as above criticism or attack 0

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Origin of sacred cow

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; in reference to the traditional inviolability of the cow among Hindus

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sacred cow

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sacred cow popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sacred cow usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sacred cow

noun sacred cow

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