What does patricide mean?
Definitions for patricide
ˈpæ trəˌsaɪd, ˈpeɪ-pat·ri·cide
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Princeton's WordNet
patricidenoun
a person who murders their father
patricidenoun
the murder of your father
Wiktionary
patricidenoun
Murder of one's father.
patricidenoun
A murderer of one's father.
Wikipedia
Patricide
Patricide is the act of killing one's own father or stepfather. The word patricide derives from the Latin word pater (father) and the suffix -cida (cutter or killer). Patricide is a sub-form of parricide, which is defined as an act of killing a close relative. In many cultures and religions patricide was considered one of the worst sins. For example, according to Marcus Tullius Cicero, in the Roman Republic it was the only crime for which the civilian could be sentenced to death.
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patricide
Patricide is the act of killing one's own father. This term can be used in a literal sense as the action of homicide, or it can be used in a metaphorical or symbolic sense referring to a person or system that destroys or undermines its own source or creator.
Webster Dictionary
Patricidenoun
the murderer of his father
Patricidenoun
the crime of one who murders his father. Same as Parricide
Etymology: [L. pater father + caedere to kill. Cf. Parricide.]
Wikidata
Patricide
Patricide is the act of killing one's father, or a person who kills his or her father. The word patricide derives from the Latin word pater and the Latin suffix -cida. Patricide is a sub-form of parricide, which is defined as an act of killing a close relative. Compare with parricide, matricide, filicide, fratricide, regicide, suicide, homicide and genocide.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Patricide
pat′ri-sīd, n. the murder or the murderer of one's own father.—adj. Pat′ricīdal, relating to patricide or the murder of a father. [L. patricida—pater, patris, father, cædĕre, to kill.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of patricide in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of patricide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- Vatermörder, Vatermörderin, VatermordGerman
- πατροκτόνος, πατροκτονίαGreek
- parricidioSpanish
- isänmurha, isänmurhaajaFinnish
- पिता का वधHindi
- apagyilkosság, apagyilkosHungarian
- ojcobójstwo, ojcobójca, ojcobójczyniPolish
- отцеуби́йство, отцеуби́йцаRussian
- oceubistvo, oceubicaSerbo-Croatian
- očetomorilka, očetomor, očetomorilecSlovene
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