"heilig huisje" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ɦɛi̯ləx ˈɦœy̯sjə/ Forms: heilige huisjes [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “sacred house”. Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|heilige huisjes|-}} heilig huisje n (plural heilige huisjes)
  1. (idiomatic, chiefly in the plural, politics, society) sacred cow, taboo (something that is considered inviolable) Tags: idiomatic, in-plural, neuter Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-heilig_huisje-nl-noun-yuHDG5FF Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “sacred house”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "heilige huisjes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "n",
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      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Politics",
          "orig": "nl:Politics",
          "parents": [
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And then there's the sacred cow of authority.",
          "ref": "1919, Gemeentblad, vol. 2, part 2, page 1847",
          "text": "En dan komt het heilige huisje van het gezag.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "But the sacred cow of militarism is being spared far too much. And it is a sacred cow for only a very small portion of the Dutch People.",
          "text": "1931 November 8, Johan Willem Albarda, speaking in \"Algemeene beraadslagingen over de Rijksbegroting voor het dienstjaar 1932\", in Verslag der handelingen der Staten-Generaal, part 1, vol. 2, page 273.\nMaar het heilige huisje van het militarisme wordt al te zeer ontzien. En het is slechts voor een zeer klein deel van het Nederlandsche Volk een heilig huisje.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "There should however be no sacred cow standing between us.",
          "ref": "1934, Marineblad, volume 49, page 15",
          "text": "Er moet echter geen heilig huisje tusschen ons in staan.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "sacred cow, taboo (something that is considered inviolable)"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "politics",
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        ],
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          "sacred cow",
          "sacred cow#English"
        ],
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          "taboo",
          "taboo#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "society",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, chiefly in the plural, politics, society) sacred cow, taboo (something that is considered inviolable)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "in-plural",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɦɛi̯ləx ˈɦœy̯sjə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "heilig huisje"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “sacred house”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "heilige huisjes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "heilige huisjes",
        "3": "-"
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      "expansion": "heilig huisje n (plural heilige huisjes)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "senses": [
    {
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        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch idioms",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch multiword terms",
        "Dutch neuter nouns",
        "Dutch nouns",
        "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Dutch terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "nl:Politics"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And then there's the sacred cow of authority.",
          "ref": "1919, Gemeentblad, vol. 2, part 2, page 1847",
          "text": "En dan komt het heilige huisje van het gezag.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "But the sacred cow of militarism is being spared far too much. And it is a sacred cow for only a very small portion of the Dutch People.",
          "text": "1931 November 8, Johan Willem Albarda, speaking in \"Algemeene beraadslagingen over de Rijksbegroting voor het dienstjaar 1932\", in Verslag der handelingen der Staten-Generaal, part 1, vol. 2, page 273.\nMaar het heilige huisje van het militarisme wordt al te zeer ontzien. En het is slechts voor een zeer klein deel van het Nederlandsche Volk een heilig huisje.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "There should however be no sacred cow standing between us.",
          "ref": "1934, Marineblad, volume 49, page 15",
          "text": "Er moet echter geen heilig huisje tusschen ons in staan.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "sacred cow, taboo (something that is considered inviolable)"
      ],
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          "politics",
          "politics"
        ],
        [
          "sacred cow",
          "sacred cow#English"
        ],
        [
          "taboo",
          "taboo#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "society",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, chiefly in the plural, politics, society) sacred cow, taboo (something that is considered inviolable)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "in-plural",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɦɛi̯ləx ˈɦœy̯sjə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "heilig huisje"
}

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