Definition of Tapus. Meaning of Tapus. Synonyms of Tapus

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Definition of Tapus

tapu
Taboo Ta*boo", a. [Written also tapu.] [Polynesian tabu, tapu, sacred, under restriction, a prohibition.] Set apart or sacred by religious custom among certain races of Polynesia, New Zealand, etc., and forbidden to certain persons or uses; hence, prohibited under severe penalties; interdicted; as, food, places, words, customs, etc., may be taboo.

Meaning of Tapus from wikipedia

- Look up tapu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tapu may refer to: Tapu (Polynesian culture), a concept of sacredness from which the word "taboo" is derived...
- Hirawanu Tapu (c. 1824–1900) was a notable New Zealand Moriori leader. He was born in Te Awapatiki, Chatham Islands, New Zealand. He was a major source...
- Motu Tapu, is a 0.026 square kilometres (0.010 sq mi) private island in the lagoon of Bora Bora in French Polynesia. It is the located betweenTo'opua and...
- The Tapu River (Waipatukahu Stream prior to 1974) is a river of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. It flows west from the Coromandel...
- ManaTapu is a music group from Malta formed in 2012. The band consists at this date of Dario Vella C (vocals, lead guitar), Ryan Abela (drums), Pupa Chile...
- The tapu resmi was a feudal land tax in the Ottoman Empire. A tapu was the equivalent of a title deed for farmland, in a feudal system where farmers were...
- Nima tapu (lit. 'sacred hands') are the royal undertakers for the Tongan royal family. It is their role to prepare the dead king's body for burial. Once...
- Fenua Tapu is an islet of Nui atoll in the Pacific Ocean state of Tuvalu. It is the most southern and most eastern islet of Nui and is the largest (area...
- Tapu is a locality on the western side of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. State Highway 25 runs through it. Coromandel is 35 km to the north,...
- Tapu Javeri (Urdu: ٹپو جویری; born Mustapha Farabi Javeri on 5 May 1965) is a ****stani fashion and art photographer, radio host, television judge and...