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I am sure that in the story of Adam and Eve, the forbidden fruit was a fig and not an apple, pear or anything else.
Yotam Ottolenghi

Meaning of "forbidden fruit" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FORBIDDEN FRUIT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORBIDDEN FRUIT

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forbidden fruit is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FORBIDDEN FRUIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

forbidden fruit

Forbidden fruit

Forbidden fruit is a phrase that originates from Genesis concerning Adam and Eve in Genesis 2:16–17. In the narrative, the fruit of good and evil was eaten by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. As a metaphor, the phrase typically refers to any indulgence or pleasure that is considered illegal or immoral.

Definition of forbidden fruit in the English dictionary

The definition of forbidden fruit in the dictionary is any pleasure or enjoyment regarded as illicit, esp sexual indulgence.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORBIDDEN FRUIT

forbearing
forbearingly
Forbes
forbid
forbid the banns
forbiddal
forbiddance
forbidden
forbidden band
Forbidden City
forbidden transition
forbiddenly
forbidder
forbidding
forbiddingly
forbiddingness
forbode
forbore
forborne
forby

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORBIDDEN FRUIT

bottled fruit
breadfruit
citrus fruit
dragon fruit
dried fruit
false fruit
fruit
grapefruit
jackfruit
kiwi fruit
low-hanging fruit
miracle fruit
multiple fruit
passion fruit
recruit
ruby grapefruit
simple fruit
soft fruit
star fruit
stone fruit
UGLI fruit

Synonyms and antonyms of forbidden fruit in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «forbidden fruit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORBIDDEN FRUIT

Find out the translation of forbidden fruit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forbidden fruit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forbidden fruit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

禁果
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fruta prohibida
570 millions of speakers

English

forbidden fruit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वर्जित फल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الفاكهة المحرمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

запретный плод
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fruto proibido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিষিদ্ধ ফল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fruit défendu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

buah terlarang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verbotene Frucht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

禁断の果実
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

금단의 열매
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Woh sing dilarang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trái cấm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடை செய்யப்பட்ட பழம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मना केलेले फळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yasak meyve
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

frutto proibito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zakazany owoc
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заборонений плід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fruct oprit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απαγορευμένο καρπό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verbode vrugte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förbjudna frukten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forbudte frukten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forbidden fruit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORBIDDEN FRUIT»

The term «forbidden fruit» is regularly used and occupies the 64.920 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORBIDDEN FRUIT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «forbidden fruit» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «forbidden fruit» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forbidden fruit

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3 QUOTES WITH «FORBIDDEN FRUIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word forbidden fruit.
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Kevin Mitnick
It's kind of interesting, because hacking is a skill that could be used for criminal purposes or legitimate purposes, and so even though in the past I was hacking for the curiosity, and the thrill, to get a bite of the forbidden fruit of knowledge, I'm now working in the security field as a public speaker.
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Yotam Ottolenghi
I am sure that in the story of Adam and Eve, the forbidden fruit was a fig and not an apple, pear or anything else.
3
Kathryn Prescott
My parents were always pretty free with me. They were of the school of thought that if you really cramp down on someone and tell them not to do all these things, it's gonna become like forbidden fruit.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORBIDDEN FRUIT»

Discover the use of forbidden fruit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forbidden fruit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories from the Underground Railroad
Betty DeRamus gleaned these amazing stories from descendants of runaway slave couples, unpublished memoirs, Civil War records, books, magazines, and dozens of previously untapped sources.
Betty DeRamus, 2005
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Forbidden Fruit : Sex & Religion in the Lives of American ...
Tackling these and other questions, Forbidden Fruit tells the definitive story of the sexual values and practices of American teenagers, paying particular attention to how participating in organized religion shapes sexual decision-making.
Mark D. Regnerus Assocaite Professor of Sociology University of Texas at Austin, 2007
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Forbidden Fruit
Detective Victor Santos is on the case – could it be that his mother’s killer has returned to slaughter once more? “A first-rate romantic thriller. ” Rendezvous “I can put Spindler on my growing list of favourite crime-fiction ...
Erica Spindler, 2010
4
Forbidden Fruit: Counterfactuals and International Relations
This book deserves the attention of anyone who predicts, explains, thinks, or invests.
Richard Ned Lebow, 2010
5
Forbidden Fruit
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer, Rosalie Kaufman, 2010
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Forbidden Fruit: Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books from ...
Many of the works discussed in the book are very familiar and most readers will be surprised to see the writing that has been and continues to be challenged in Western society.
Pearce J. Carefoote, Alberto Manguel, 2007
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Forbidden Fruit: The Censorship of Literature and ...
This collection of papers from the conference will be of interest to teachers, school and public librarians, publishers, and other professionals involved in the provision of literature and information resources for young people, as well as ...
Sarah McNicol, 2008
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Forbidden Fruit: The True Story of My Secret Love Affair ...
Reveals the true story behind Annie Murphy's secret affair with Eamonn Casey, who became the Bishop of Galway, Ireland, the birth of their son, her years of hardship, and the publicity surrounding the 1992 disclosure of the coverup.
Annie Murphy, Peter de Rosa, 2009
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Forbidden Fruit
Eden Bradley. FGRBIDDEN FRUIT EDEN BRADLEY AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA KS FORBIDDEN FRUIT A Delta Trade Paperback/ November 2008 Published by.
Eden Bradley, 2008
10
Forbidden Fruit
Jimon, Jimon Jimon , Jimon.
Jimon, Jimon Jimon , Jimon, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORBIDDEN FRUIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forbidden fruit is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why some women choose to be a sidechick - Observer
Added with the forbidden fruit factor and you have a recipe for a woman ready to stick around and be less than the main woman in his life. «The Swazi Observer, Jul 15»
2
Our view: Multi-faceted solution needed in heroin crisis
Heroin, once the forbidden fruit of even the most hardcore drug users, is now a problem for even Smalltown, USA. Experts believe the meteoric ... «Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Jul 15»
3
Adventist Review Online | ​Into All the World
People do not want to hear that sin is serious, that it is a personal rebellion against God, that its forbidden fruit may be pleasing for the moment, ... «Adventist Review, Jul 15»
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Friends of A.K. Smiley Public Library offer Zane Grey novels in silent …
In the tumult she is drenched with juice of the forbidden fruit. Lizzie returns home to try to save her dying sister, Laura, with the juice on her body ... «Redlands Daily Facts, Jul 15»
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Camp is for having fun, not getting into a better college
... if I could get the kitchen staff, most of whom were guest workers from the former Soviet Union, to surrender some of the forbidden fruit. «Jweekly.com, Jul 15»
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Forbidden fruit: Stolen crops ripe for Los Altos residents' finger …
Los Altos resident Pierre Pasturel unlatches the homemade PVC enclosure he built to protect his Fuji apple tree from backyard marauders like ... «Los Altos Town Crier, Jul 15»
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Forbidden Fruit: 3 men docked for gang raping 16-yr-old virgin
Forbidden Fruit: 3 men docked for gang raping 16-yr-old virgin. Forbidden Fruit3 men docked for gang raping 16-yr-old virgin. The love to have ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
8
What to Do and What Not to Do?
They will seek and dream about the "forbidden fruit." Instead, they should have a list of all the food they CAN eat. Just do not put the food they ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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'Seven Deadly Sins' At Seven Museums In CT, NY
Imagery illustrating pride in Renaissance-era printmaking includes Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit and Phaeton and Icarus falling from ... «CTNow, Jul 15»
10
Thoughtful food: a religious perspective
Adam and Eve were kicked out of paradise for eating forbidden fruit (Genesis 3:6), but the Bible ends with the tree of life producing fruit 12 times ... «Thousand Oaks Acorn, Jul 15»

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