Table Mountain
a mountain in Brazil and the adjacent countries.
Also a mountain of South Africa, S. of Table Bay, its highest point being right over Cape Town. It is about 3,500 feet high and level on the top. It joins the Devil's Mount on the E., and the Sugar Loaf or Lion's Head on the W. which was formerly in existence throughout Polynesia and New Zealand, but has now to a large extent disappeared before the spread of Christianity and civilization. The word signifies something set apart, either as consecrated or accursed, the idea of prohibition being conveyed in either case, whence the English word, tion. The word signifies something set apart, either as consecrated or accursed, New Zealand the person of a chief was the idea of prohibition being conveyed in either case, whence the English word, taboo, i. e., forbidden. For example, in dence of demons, and even to look on it was at one time forbidden. The system seems to have had its origin in a superdence of demons, and even to look on it was at one time forbidden. The system seems to have had its origin in a superstitious dread of the unseen powers of remote times as a political engine, the power which it would place in their hands, appear to have adopted it from remote times as a political engine, the priests readily co-operating with them for the sake of the influence which it gave them likewise. The chiefs were than their subjects, and possessed a wide of the taboo, but in a much less degree than their subjects, and possessed a wide discretionary power, which was limited only by precedent, of declaring objects to posed, or by one greatly his superior in rank, but courtesy usually kept the latter only by the person by whom it was imrank, but courtesy usually kept the latter posed, or by one greatly his superior in superstition, that Scherzer states that among the Maoris even hostile tribes were in the habit of leaving unharmed all persons and things protected by the sacred), and almost everything offered names of the king were taboo (or sacred), and almost everything offered in sacrifice was taboo to the use of the taboo were strictly enforced, and every breach of them punished with death, unless the delinquent had power- ful friends who were either priests or chiefs.