sciomachy

American

[sahy-om-uh-kee] / saɪˈɒm ə ki /

noun

plural

sciomachies

sciamachy.

sciomachy British

/ saɪˈɒməkɪ /

noun

a variant of sciamachy

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Strange that a man should be able to lash himself up into such a spiteful fury, not only against the living but the dead, with whom he engages in a sort of sciomachy in every page.

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