What does Sanguinary mean?
Definitions for Sanguinary
ˈsæŋ gwəˌnɛr isan·guina·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherlyadjective
accompanied by bloodshed
"this bitter and sanguinary war"
bloodthirsty, bloody-minded, sanguinaryadjective
marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
"bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson
Wiktionary
sanguinaryadjective
Attended with bloodshed.
sanguinaryadjective
Eager to shed blood; bloodthirsty.
sanguinaryadjective
Consisting of, covered with or similar in appearance to blood.
Etymology: From sanguinarius.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sanguinaryadjective
Cruel; bloody; murtherous.
Etymology: sanguinarius, Lat. sanguinaire, French; from sanguis, Latin.
We may not propagate religion by wars, or by sanguinary persecutions to force consciences. Francis Bacon.
The scene is now more sanguinary, and fuller of actors: never was such a confused mysterious civil war as this. James Howell.
Passion transforms us into a kind of savages, and makes us brutal and sanguinary. , Notes on the Odyssey.
Sanguinarynoun
An herb. Robert Ainsworth
Etymology: sanguis, Lat.
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sanguinary
Sanguinary generally refers to something that is characterized by bloodshed or slaughter; excessively violent or bloody. It can also describe a person or act that is eager or enthusiastic for bloodshed. The term is derived from the same root as 'sanguine,' referring to blood.
Webster Dictionary
Sanguinaryadjective
attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest, or battle
Sanguinaryadjective
bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood
Sanguinaryadjective
the yarrow
Sanguinaryadjective
the Sanguinaria
Etymology: [L. herba sanguinaria an herb that stanches blood: cf. F. sanguinaire. See Sanguinary, a.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Sanguinary in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Sanguinary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- sanguinFrench
- արյունահեղ, արյունոտ, արյունարբու, արյունռուշտ, արյունալիArmenian
- sanguinárioPortuguese
- sanguinar, sangvin, sângerosRomanian
- blodig, blodtörstigSwedish
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