单词 | ritual murder |
释义 | > as lemmasritual murder ritual murder n. the action of committing murder in a ritual way; an instance of this; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killing for specific reason > [noun] > ritual killing human sacrifice1569 ritual murder1883 1883 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 8/2 On the 23rd of May Onody related the supposed ritual murder in the Hungarian Parliament. 1950 M. Hay Foot of Pride v. 119 In Germany, the ritual-murder legend was the chief..excuse for a series of riots all over the country which threatened the Jews with complete extermination. 1962 L. Deighton Ipcress File i. 9 The man..was now using knife and fork to commit ritual murder on a cream pastry. 2005 S. Pile Real Cities ii. 61 The case of ‘Adam’, an as yet unidentified boy who was the victim of a ritual murder. < as lemmas |
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