Held and Prohibited

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Held adjective - Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.

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Prohibited and held are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prohibited" instead a verb "Held".

Prohibited adjective - That may not be permitted.

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Held and prohibited are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Held" instead a verb "Prohibited".

In some cases, this was because the religious authorities held a "better allowed, safe, and under our control than prohibited, dangerous, and out of our hands" attitude towards the practice; in other cases, this was because the prostitution was a religious ritual/duty.

Source: Band of Brothels
In early American history, it was prohibited by Puritans when they briefly held power in England during the English Interregnum (16491660), and in Colonial America where the Puritans outlawed the celebration of Christmas in 1659.

Source: Useful Notes / Christmas in America

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