Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who kills a prophet.
- noun The murder of a prophet.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The murder, or the murderer, of a prophet.
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- noun The
murder of aprophet - noun rare The
murderer of a prophet.
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ragnvaeig commented on the word vaticide
killing of or killer of a prophet
February 2, 2009
sionnach commented on the word vaticide
or the abolition of a sales tax.
February 3, 2009
rolig commented on the word vaticide
For the American Wordies, the VAT (value-added tax) is one of the facts of life in Europe. It is similar to the sales tax levied by US states, but I think the econmic mechanism works a bit differently.
(Of course, Ragnvaeig's definition is the more traditional one.)
February 3, 2009
qroqqa commented on the word vaticide
The higher the VAT, the more your prophets go down.
February 3, 2009