Enter a word or phrase in any language 👆
Language:
Translation and analysis of words by ChatGPT artificial intelligence
On this page you can get a detailed analysis of a word or phrase, produced by the best artificial intelligence technology to date:
- how the word is used
- frequency of use
- it is used more often in oral or written speech
- word translation options
- usage examples (several phrases with translation)
- etymology
What (who) is sacred cow - definition
sacred cow
IDIOM FOR A CLOSELY HELD BELIEF
Sacred Cow; Sacred cows; Sacred cow (disambiguation)
¦ noun an idea, custom, or institution held, especially unreasonably, to be above criticism (with reference to the respect of Hindus for the cow as a sacred animal).
sacred cow
IDIOM FOR A CLOSELY HELD BELIEF
Sacred Cow; Sacred cows; Sacred cow (disambiguation)
(sacred cows)
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.
...the sacred cow of monetarism.
N-COUNT [disapproval]
Sacred cow (idiom)
![[[Golden calf]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Book of Exodus Chapter 33-2 (Bible Illustrations by Sweet Media).jpg?width=200 "[[Golden calf]]")
SOMETHING CONSIDERED (PERHAPS UNREASONABLY) IMMUNE FROM QUESTION OR CRITICISM
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Sacred cow (idiom)
Sacred cow is an idiom, a figurative reference to cattle in religion and mythology. A figurative sacred cow is a figure of speech for something considered immune from question or criticism, especially unreasonably so.
Examples of use of sacred cow
1. Vermont‘s billboard ban has always been a sacred cow, and a distinction few other states hold.
2. The ambitious, sacred–cow–slaying 33–year old represents a new generation of Japanese business leaders.
3. Asia Rising has become the theme of the moment, even something of a sacred cow.
4. It is a taboo–shattering, sacred cow–slaughtering, myth–destroying little gem of a book.
5. "SACRED COW SYNDROME" As well as making life difficult for local businesses, corruption discourages foreign investors.