Dictionary Definition ：
Definition[1]
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taboo : (m.) paṭikkhepa; visuṃkatapuggala. (nt.) visuṃkatavatthu. (v.t.) 1. puthakkaroti; 2. paṭikkipati; paccakkhāti. (pp.) puthakkata; paṭikkhitta; paccakkhāta.
Source
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A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera, Concise Pali-English and English-Pali Dictionary [available as digital version from Metta Net, Sri Lanka]
Definition[2]
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Taboo (or Tabu, Tapu). In Polynesian religion a term correlative to mana. (See Mana.) Objects that are considered to have mana, i.e., magical or mysterious power, such as the tombs of chiefs and even their household utensils, are protected by taboos, i.e., restrictive provisions forbidding people to touch or in some cases even approach such objects.
Source
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Geddes MacGregor, Dictionary of Religion and Philosophy, New York: Paragon House, 1989
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