📖 Definitions of "Tyrannicide"
noun
- 1
The killing of a tyrant.
- 2
Someone who kills a tyrant.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tyrannicide"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| regicidenoun | The killing of a king. |
| dukicidenoun | The killing of a duke. |
| hereticidenoun | The killing of a heretic. |
| principicidenoun | (countable and uncountable) The killing of a prince. |
| senicidenoun | The killing of an elderly person. |
| tsaricidenoun | The killing of a tsar. |
| asinicidenoun | The killing (including by self) of an ass or donkey. |
| eliticidenoun | The targeted killing of the leadership of a group (to cripple it), for example at the beginning of a genocide or during a revolution. |
| celebricidenoun | The killing of a celebrity. |
| hosticidenoun | The act of killing an enemy. |
| monstricidenoun | The act of killing a monster. |
| parenticidenoun | The killing of a parent. |
| tyrannynoun | A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly. |
| parricidenoun | Someone who kills a relative, especially a parent. |
| giganticidenoun | The killing of a giant. |
| draconicidenoun | The killing of a dragon. |
| amicidenoun | The accidental killing of a member of one's own side in warfare. |
| malicidenoun | (historical) The killing of a heretic, especially in reference to Christianity's dogmatic witch-hunts. |
| magistricidenoun | (rare) The killing of one's master or teacher. |
| viricidenoun | (medicine) Any substance that destroys or inactivates viruses. |
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