"tabu" meaning in English

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        "Alternative spelling of taboo."
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          "ref": "1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 79:",
          "text": "Things were either tabu, in which case they were dangerous, and often not to be touched or even looked upon - or they were overflowing with magic grace and influence, in which case they were holy, and any rite which released their influence was also holy.",
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