Tabooism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A system of taboos. uncountable
"Indigenous people, such as agriculturists, hunters, and pastoralists initiated a system of totemism and tabooism which in essence was a natural law against killing and eating certain animals."
Example
More examples"Indigenous people, such as agriculturists, hunters, and pastoralists initiated a system of totemism and tabooism which in essence was a natural law against killing and eating certain animals."
Etymology
From taboo + -ism.