English-Finnish translations for shibboleth

• iskulause
• šibbolet
• uskomus
  Uskomus voi perustua havaintoon tai intuitioon.
  Vanhan uskomuksen mukaan pääsky tuo kesän.

Definition of shibboleth

• A word, especially seen as a test, to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular nation, class, profession etc

Examples

• Its about time we abandoned the bourgeois shibboleth that earning money makes you a better person