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Meaning of malicide | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The killing of a heretic, especially in reference to Christianity's dogmatic witch-hunts.

countable, historical, uncountable

Examples

“In fact, by the eleventh century, a term was invented for killing non-Christians, since this was not to be considered homicide. It was malicide, Latin for the killing of a bad person.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

malicious malicious compliance malicious mischief malicious prosecution Malicious-joy Malicious-tongue