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vaticide
vat·i·cide
/
ˈvæt
əˌsaɪd
/
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[
vat
-
uh
-sahyd
]
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noun
1.
a person who murders a prophet.
2.
the act of killing a prophet.
Origin:
1720–30;
<
Latin
vāti-
(stem of
vātēs
seer) +
-cide
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vaticide
(ˈvætɪˌsaɪd)
—
n
rare
a. the murder of a prophet
b. a person guilty of this
[C18: from Latin
vātēs
prophet +
-cide
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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