vaticide

vat·i·cide

V v

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vat-uh-sahyd]
- /ˈvæt əˌsaɪd/
- /vˈatɪsˌaɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vat-uh-sahyd]
- /ˈvæt əˌsaɪd/

Definitions of vaticide word

noun vaticide a person who murders a prophet. 1
noun vaticide the act of killing a prophet. 1
noun vaticide the murder of a prophet 0
noun vaticide a person guilty of this 0

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Origin of vaticide

First appearance:

before 1720

One of the 49% newest English words

1720-30; < Latin vāti- (stem of vātēs seer) + -cide

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Parts of speech for Vaticide

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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vaticide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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