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What is a sacred cow?

What is a sacred cow? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (idiomatic) Something which cannot be tampered with, or criticized, for fear of public outcry. A person, institution, belief system, etc. which, for no reason other than the demands of established social etiquette or popular opinion, should be accorded respect or reverence, and not touched, handled or examined too closely.
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Education must not be reduced to a balance sheet, nor must it be considered a sacred cow to be fed at any cost.
The most common response was to castigate the reporter for daring to criticize a sacred cow hereabouts, weblogs.
It's true that the social institution of the Domestic Violence shelter has become a sacred cow, never to be challenged or disputed.
When is a traditional practice a sacred cow, however, and when is it an important cornerstone to safe patient care?
Why this sacred cow before which Parliament, which has always denounced it, is meant to grovel?
What may be good food to us in Canada may be a sacred cow to people in other lands.

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