What does Savagery mean?
Definitions for Savagery
ˈsæv ɪdʒ risav·a·ge·ry
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Savagery.
Princeton's WordNet
savageness, savagerynoun
the property of being untamed and ferocious
"the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters"; "a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums"
ferociousness, brutality, viciousness, savagerynoun
the trait of extreme cruelty
brutality, barbarity, barbarism, savagerynoun
a brutal barbarous savage act
Wiktionary
savagerynoun
the status of being savage
savagerynoun
a violent act of cruelty
savagerynoun
savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Savagerynoun
Etymology: from savage.
This is the bloodiest shame,
The wildest savag’ry, the vilest stroke,
That ever wall-ey’d wrath, or staring rage,
Presented to the tears of soft remorse. William Shakespeare, King John.Her fallow lees
The darnel, hemlock, and rank fumitory,
Doth root upon; while that the culter rusts,
That should deracinate such savagery. William Shakespeare, H. V.
Wikipedia
savagery
Skinless is an American death metal band from Glens Falls, New York. The band formed in 1992 and disbanded in 2011, but reformed in 2013.
ChatGPT
savagery
Savagery refers to brutal, violent, fierce, or an uncivilized behavior or actions that often lack compassion and disregard for human decency or norms of society. It can also imply a state of being primitive or lacking the refinement of culture and civilization.
Webster Dictionary
Savagerynoun
the state of being savage; savageness; savagism
Savagerynoun
an act of cruelty; barbarity
Savagerynoun
wild growth, as of plants
Etymology: [F. sauvagerie.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Savagery in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Savagery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Savagery in a Sentence
[Obama last night] said if you talk about the Muslims in a bad way, that's a recruiter for ISIS. Guantanamo was a recruiter for ISIS. When the fact is the cruelty and the savagery.... is the recruiter for ISIS, [The president] locates the origin of all that recruiting in what we do, and he thinks therefore, the cue is for us to do as little as possible. It’s an insane strategic view of the world, but he actually holds it.
We can mark a day on the calendar where America has fallen to a new low. This is now the condoning of taking matters, and the law, into you own hands and going to any lengths - even jungle savagery.
Every day across the country, Myanmar’s military and police are committing brutal acts that constitute crimes against humanity. Massacring civilians in a hail of bullets at a Buddhist monastery shows the desperate savagery of a regime wholly divorced from the Burmese people, governments around the world should recognize that Myanmar’s military junta government does not care about words.
For more than four years, we have watched Syria descend into deeper depths of despair surpassing even what the most pessimistic observers thought possible, in the past weeks, we have seen more and more heinous acts. Innocent men, women and children killed, maimed, displaced, and subjected to a savagery that no human should have to endure.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott:
He knew that the place where MH17 came to rest was sacred and that a piece of it should come back to Australia, it was a humane and decent thing for him to know and do. It was a contrast to the savagery that brought down the plane.
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