bloodlust
or blood lust
eagerness to engage in violence or bloodshed: During the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror, the bloodlust of the mob raged unabated till it achieved a complete upheaval of French society.
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How to use bloodlust in a sentence
Why are Palestinians granted a license of bloodlust as an excusable remedy for their suffering?
There Is No Moral Equivalent to the Murder of Three Israeli Teenagers | Thane Rosenbaum | July 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis past lives all display a remarkable bloodlust, one he continues to discard.
‘Game of Thrones’ Withdrawal? Watch Nickelodeon’s Fantasy Epic ‘The Legend of Korra’ | David Levesley | July 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST[Laughs] I think of the Romans; a loss of humanity, in a way, and a people given to bloodlust.
Keanu Reeves Dishes On Kung Fu, Amazon Drones, Directing ‘Man of Tai Chi,’ And More | Marlow Stern | December 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThis time, though, the camera phone of one of the attackers—members of the Sudanese Central Reserve Police—captured the bloodlust.
The Daily Pic: Drusus, heir to the empire of Rome, was known for his bloodlust.
The mob broke up uncertainly, with the disappearance of the focus for its concerted bloodlust.
Telempathy | Vance SimondsHate and bloodlust are not the attributes of a sound training under the American system.
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