vaticide

[ vat-uh-sahyd ]

noun
  1. a person who murders a prophet.

  2. the act of killing a prophet.

Origin of vaticide

1
1720–30; <Latin vāti- (stem of vātēs seer) + -cide

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vaticide

/ (ˈvætɪˌsaɪd) /


noun
  1. rare

    • the murder of a prophet

    • a person guilty of this

Origin of vaticide

1
C18: from Latin vātēs prophet + -cide

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