tyrannicide

[ ti-ran-uh-sahyd, tahy- ]

/ tɪˈræn əˌsaɪd, taɪ- /

noun

the act of killing a tyrant.

a person who kills a tyrant.

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Origin of tyrannicide

1640–50; < Latin tyrrannicīdium (def 1), tyrannicīda (def 2). See tyrant, -i- -cide

OTHER WORDS FROM tyrannicide

ty·ran·ni·cid·al, adjective

Words nearby tyrannicide

typw., typy, tyr, tyramine, tyrannical, tyrannicide, tyrannize, tyrannosaur, tyrannosaurus, tyrannosaurus rex, tyrannous

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Example sentences from the Web for tyrannicide

Others unpacked their hearts with words in tyrannicide declamations and imitations of Greek tragedy.
The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire|T. R. Glover
Upon whom should the poems, a medley of tyrannicide and revolutionary raving, be fathered?
Shelley|John Addington Symonds
When the study of the classics had penetrated the nation with antique ideas of heroism, tyrannicide became a virtue.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series|John Addington Symonds
And so it came to pass that the pamphlet appeared with the title—'Tyrannicide: is it Justifiable?
Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume I (of 2)|Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner and J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson

The essay, as I had written it, was entitled 'Tyrannicide, a Justification.'
Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume I (of 2)|Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner and J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson

British Dictionary definitions for tyrannicide

tyrannicide

/ (tɪˈrænɪˌsaɪd) /

noun

the killing of a tyrant

a person who kills a tyrant

Derived forms of tyrannicide

tyrannicidal, adjective

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