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Sacred Cow Idea Custom Institution Held Unreasonably Questioning

Word a sacred cow
Description an idea, custom or institution held, especially unreasonably, to be above questioning or criticism

Sacred cow originally referred to the veneration of the cow as a sacred animal in the Hindu religion.

1991 - Here's Health - The British diet remains a sacred cow. an idea, custom or institution held, especially unreasonably, to be above questioning or criticism

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