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parricidism

parricidism noun: the practice of parricide.

Noun

parricidism (uncountable)

  1. The practice of parricide.

Origin of parricidism

From parricide (“killing of a relative or ruler”) + -ism.

Questions about parricidism

What does parricidism mean?
Parricidism means the practice of parricide.
What part of speech is parricidism?
Parricidism is a noun.

Words near parricidism in the dictionary

  1. parricide
  2. parricides
  3. parricidial
  4. parricidiall
  5. parricidious
  6. parricidism
  7. parried
  8. parrier
  9. parriers
  10. parries
  11. parriest

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