Definitions for tyrannicide
tɪˈræn əˌsaɪd, taɪ-tyran·ni·cide

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tyrannicidenoun

   killing a tyrant

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tyrannicidenoun

   The killing of a tyrant.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tyrannicidenoun

   The act of killing a tyrant.

   Etymology: tyrannus and cædo, Latin.

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1. Tyrannicide

   Tyrannicide is the killing or assassination of a tyrant or unjust ruler, purportedly for the common good, and usually by one of the tyrant's subjects. Tyrannicide was legally permitted and encouraged in the Classical period. Often, the term tyrant was a justification for political murders by their rivals, but in some exceptional cases students of Platonic philosophy risked their lives against tyrants. The killing of Clearchus of Heraclea by a cohort led by his own court philosopher is considered a sincere tyrannicide. The killers are also called "tyrannicides".The term originally denoted the action of Harmodius and Aristogeiton, who are often called the Tyrannicides, in killing Hipparchus of Athens in 514 BC.

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1. tyrannicide

   Tyrannicide generally refers to the act of killing a tyrant, typically by someone who has been oppressed by that individual or group. This act is often intended to liberate a population from oppressive rule. The term can also refer to the person who has killed the tyrant.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tyrannicidenoun

   the act of killing a tyrant

2. Tyrannicidenoun

   one who kills a tyrant

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1. Tyrannicide

   Tyrannicide is the killing or assassination of a tyrant usually for the common good. The term also denotes those who kill a tyrant: e.g., Harmodius and Aristogeiton are called 'the tyrannicides'. "Tyrannicide" does not apply to tyrants killed in battle or killed by an enemy in an armed conflict. It is rarely applied when a tyrant is killed by a person acting for selfish reasons, such as to take power for themselves, or to the killing of a former tyrant. Sometimes, the term is restricted to killings undertaken by people who are actually subject to the tyrant.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tyrannicide in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tyrannicide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tyrannicide
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tyrannicide
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tyrannicide
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannicide
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tyrannicide
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tyrannicide