Sacred cow

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Sacred cow may refer to:

  • Cattle in religion, object of reverence, including:
    • Bull (mythology), including ancient religions
    • AuĂ°umbla, the primeval cow of Norse mythology
    • Red heifer, a sacred sacrifice in Judaism
    • Apis (Egyptian mythology), the bull-deity of Ancient Egyptian religion
  • Sacred cow (idiom), something considered (perhaps unreasonably) immune from question or criticism
  • Holy cow (expression), a variant idiom

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See also

  • Holy cow (disambiguation)
  • The Sacred Chao, a fundamental element of Discordianism

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