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vaticide

American

[vat-uh-sahyd] / ˈvæt əˌsaɪd /

noun

a person who murders a prophet.
the act of killing a prophet.

vaticide British

/ ˈvætɪˌsaɪd /

noun

rare
1. the murder of a prophet
2. a person guilty of this

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Etymology

Origin of vaticide

1720–30; < Latin vāti- (stem of vātēs seer) + -cide

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