patricide, parricide, matricide
- patricide, parricide, matricide
The Latin element -cide means "killer" (as in regicide, the killing of a king; genocide, the planned annihilation of a cultural, political, or racial group; and insecticide, an agent used to kill insects). Patricide means "one who murders his father" or "the act of killing one's father." Parricide means "the act of murdering one's father, mother, or other relative" or "one who commits such an act." Matricide is "the act of murdering one's mother" or "one who murders his mother."
Dictionary of problem words and expressions.
Harry Shaw.
1975.
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matricide — See patricide. See patricide, parricide, matricide … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
parricide — See patricide. See patricide, parricide, matricide … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
patricide — See patricide, parricide, matricide … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Parricide — (Latin parricida , killer of a close relative) stemming from (Latin parri , alike or equal, and cida , cide, or killer) is defined as: #the act of murdering one s father (patricide), mother (matricide), or other close relative #the act of… … Wikipedia
Patricide — is (i) the act of killing one s father, or (ii) a person who kills his or her father. The word patricide derives from the Latin word pater (father) and the Latin suffix cida (cutter or killer). Patricide is a sub form of parricide, which is… … Wikipedia
Matricide — Orestes Pursued by the Furies by William Adolphe Bouguereau. Clytemnestra was murdered by Orestes and the Furies torment him for his crime … Wikipedia
parricide — 1. The killing of one s parent (patricide or matricide). 2. One who commits such an act. [L. parricidium, killing of close kin] … Medical dictionary
parricide — n. Patricide or matricide … New dictionary of synonyms
matricide — mat|ri|cide [ˈmætrısaıd] n [U] formal the crime of murdering your mother →↑parricide, patricide ↑patricide … Dictionary of contemporary English
parricide — par|ri|cide [ˈpærısaıd] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: parricidium, from parri relative + cidium ( CIDE)] [U] formal the crime of killing your father, mother, or any other close relative →↑matricide, patricide ↑patricide … Dictionary of contemporary English
