Explore basic concepts of ancient taboos worldwide in this easy crossword puzzle designed for high school students. Covers common taboos and cultural beliefs.
Forbidden Rites and Sacred Prohibitions is a hard crossword puzzle with 15 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Forbidden Rites and Sacred Prohibitions
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- 1. Person who ritually absorbs community’s forbidden offenses
- 2. Taboo sites commemorating the dead without containing remains
- 4. Ancient ritual punishment involving skin removal, often taboo
- 7. Worship of images, often taboo in monotheistic traditions
- 10. Deep-seated taboo against outsiders or foreign customs
- 13. Anthropological term denoting social prohibition systems
- 15. Ancient taboo related to phallic symbols in sacred rites
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- 3. Primitive taboo against cannibalistic consumption of human skin
- 5. Forbidden ancient art of communicating with the dead
- 6. Morally repugnant act condemned by ancestral customs
- 8. Divination through interpreting forbidden signs and portents
- 9. Dominant cultural norm dictating taboo enforcement
- 11. Effect of an action causing evil or taboo contamination
- 12. Relating to sacred symbols whose violation incurs taboo
- 14. Rare ancient matrimonial taboo restricting wives to one husband
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