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cruentation

cruentation noun: the bleeding on the corpse of a murder victim, which was superstitiously believed to occur spontaneously in the presence of the murderer.

Noun

cruentation (usually uncountable, plural cruentations)

  1. (usually) The bleeding on the corpse of a murder victim, which was superstitiously believed to occur spontaneously in the presence of the murderer.

Forms of cruentation

pluralcruentations

Origin of cruentation

From Latin cruentatio (“bleeding”).

Questions about cruentation

What does cruentation mean?
Cruentation means the bleeding on the corpse of a murder victim, which was superstitiously believed to occur spontaneously in the presence of the murderer.
What part of speech is cruentation?
Cruentation is a noun.
What is the plural of cruentation?
The plural of cruentation is cruentations.

Words near cruentation in the dictionary

  1. cruelties
  2. cruelty
  3. cruelty-free
  4. cruentaren
  5. cruentate
  6. cruentation
  7. cruentations
  8. cruentous
  9. crues
  10. cruet
  11. cruet set

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