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ritual killing

/ ritual killing /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity

Type of:

killing kill putting to death

Kinds of:

hecatomb immolation

Derived:

sacrifice

Domain:

animal animate being beast

Semantic Complexity

41%

Sense Count

1

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

6

Times Searched

1

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Related Words

killing kill putting to death hecatomb immolation