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vaticide
[ vat-uh-sahyd ]
noun
- a person who murders a prophet.
- the act of killing a prophet.
vaticide
/ ˈvætɪˌsaɪd /
noun
- rare.
- the murder of a prophet
- a person guilty of this
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vaticide1
C18: from Latin vātēs prophet + -cide
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Example Sentences
Vaticide, vat′i-sīd, n. the killing of a prophet: one who kills a prophet.
From Project Gutenberg
Fuller, when he used 'to avunculize,' meaning to tread in the footsteps of one's uncle, scarcely proposed it as a lasting addition to the language; as little did Pope intend more than a very brief existence for 'vaticide,' or Cowper for 'extra- foraneous,' or Carlyle for 'gigmanity,' for 'tolpatchery,' or the like.
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