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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
forbidden fruit (noun) an immoral or illegal pleasure
Forbidden Fruit (Wikipedia)
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Forbidden fruit is a phrase that originates from the Book of Genesis concerning Adam and Eve.
Forbidden fruit may also refer to:
Forbidden Fruit (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
With reference to Genesis 2:17: ‘But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.’ (KJV)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fə.ˈbɪ.dn̩ fɹuːt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /fɚ.ˈbɪ.dn̩ fɹut/
Noun
forbidden fruit (countable and uncountable, plural forbidden fruits)
- (biblical) The fruit forbidden to Adam.
- (idiomatic) Illicit pleasure.
- Something desired that cannot be had.
- A small variety of shaddock (Citrus maxima), or sometimes
Exotic Delight, Temptation Bud, Eden's Herb, Enchanted Strain, Temptress Green