shibboleth

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shibboleth

Summary

shibboleth ranks in the top 0.66% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,082 views/month, #510 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • shibboleth is a type of custom[2].
  • shibboleth is a type of identity[3].
  • shibboleth is a type of authentication[4].
  • shibboleth's Commons category is recorded as Shibboleth[5].
  • shibboleth's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shibboleths[6].
  • shibboleth's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • shibboleth's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[8].
  • shibboleth's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[9].
  • shibboleth's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • shibboleth's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • shibboleth's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[12].
  • shibboleth's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[13].
  • shibboleth's has list is recorded as list of shibboleths[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include custom[2], identity[3], and authentication[4].

Influence

Things named for shibboleth include Shibboleth[15], a communication protocol[16].

Why It Matters

shibboleth ranks in the top 0.66% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,082 views/month, #510 of 77,819).[1] shibboleth has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] shibboleth is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Entities named for shibboleth include Shibboleth[15], a communication protocol[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → custom, identity, authentication
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Otto's encyclopedia +4
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987012575210805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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