| 单词 | ritual killing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasritual killing ritual killing n. the action of killing in a ritual way, typically as an offering to God or a god; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1904 Med. Age 25 Feb. 129 The ritual killing of animals is justified not only as a humane procedure, but also from the standpoint of sanitisation. 1972 J. McClure Caterpillar Cop ii. 24 Back marked by long cuts... Those wounds suggest a ritual killing. 2004 R. Lewis Headhunter 91 Newspaper talk about witch doctors and ritual killings, black magic, all that sort of nonsense. < as lemmas |
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