ritual killing
English Thesaurus
1. the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | hecatomb, |
| definition | : | a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | immolation, |
| definition | : | killing or offering as a sacrifice (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sacrifice, |
| definition | : | kill or destroy (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | sacrifice, |
| definition | : | make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | sacrificial, |
| definition | : | used in or connected with a sacrifice (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | sacrifice, |
| definition | : | kill or destroy (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | sacrifice, |
| definition | : | make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | sacrificial, |
| definition | : | used in or connected with a sacrifice (adj.pert) |
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