ritual killing
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
Types & categories
- kill hypernym
- hecatomb hyponym
- immolation hyponym
Related & opposite
- sacrifice derivation
- sacrifice derivation
- sacrificial derivation
- animal domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sacrifice |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sacrifice |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sacrificial |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | animal |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | kill |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hecatomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | immolation |