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- noun One who, or that which,
terrifies .
Etymologies
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Examples
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He's Vajrabhairava, the terrifying vajra terrifier:
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He's Vajrabhairava, the terrifying vajra terrifier:
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Nanda, and the giver of prosperity, the enhancer (of the glory) of (the worshipper's) family, the terrifier of Kansa, and the destroyer of
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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The next happening in Troy that seriously influenced my character was the advent of the Rev. Charles G. Finney, a pulpit orator, who, as a terrifier of human souls, proved himself the equal of Savonarola.
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'You must know,' said Elizabeth, 'that Knecht Ruprecht is the German terrifier of naughty children, the same as the chimney-sweeper in
Abbeychurch Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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The next happening in Troy that seriously influenced my character was the advent of the Rev. Charles G. Finney, a pulpit orator, who, as a terrifier of human souls, proved himself the equal of Savonarola.
Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1858
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This gratuitous, wicked, humbugging terrifier helped to cause another defeat.
The Discovery of the Source of the Nile John Hanning Speke 1845
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No terrifier of dragons, [26] guardians of the hoarded treasure, [27] e'er in one place beheld more numerous hosts.
The Norwegian account of Haco's expedition against Scotland, A.D. MCCLXIII. 1214-1284 Sturla ����r��arson 1249
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