tyrannicide
Americannoun
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the act of killing a tyrant.
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a person who kills a tyrant.
noun
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the killing of a tyrant
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a person who kills a tyrant
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Etymology
Origin of tyrannicide
First recorded in 1640–50; tyrannicide def. 1 from Latin tyrrannicīdium; tyrannicide def. 2 from tyrannicīda; see tyrant, -i- ( def. ), -cide ( def. )
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That last characteristic proved central to early-modern debates about tyrannicide.
From Salon ● May 17, 2020
For a young gentleman who talks much about his country, tyrannicide, and Epaminondas, this work, diluted in a sufficient quantity of Rollin and Berthelemi, may be a very useful remedy.
From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
There were aristocrats in England, who, during the struggle for the freedom and unity of Italy, sought to discredit the patriotic party by accusing them of tyrannicide.
From Handbook of Home Rule Being articles on the Irish question by Edwin Lawrence Godkin
Cosimo chose the subject of Perseus because it symbolised his own victory over the Gorgon of tyrannicide and Republican partisanship.
From Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by John Addington Symonds
Upon this anarchy of religion, morals, and conduct breathed suddenly the inspiring breath of Pagan antiquity which seemed to the Italian mind to find its finest climax in tyrannicide.
From Machiavelli, Volume I by Edward Dacres
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