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
Other Word Forms
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. )
Example Sentences
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That last characteristic proved central to early-modern debates about tyrannicide.
From Salon ● May 17, 2020
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 Godkin, Edwin Lawrence
I said that he had explained the decrees away by declaring that he meant no defence of persecution and tyrannicide.
From Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron
It is not agreed which of these was the original of the marble tyrannicide group in the museum at Naples, for which see article Greek Art, Pl.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
It is in this manifesto that he applies euphemistically to her deed the term "tyrannicide."
From The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series by Sabatini, Rafael
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