ritual murder
noun
a human sacrifice made to appease a deity.
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Origin of ritual murder
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby ritual murder
ritschlian, ritter, ritter's disease, ritual, ritual bath, ritual murder, ritualism, ritualist, ritualistic, ritualization, ritualize
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