fratricide Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˈfræt.rɪ.saɪd]
  • Us [ ˈfræt.rə.saɪd]

Meaning of fratricide In English

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Examples of fratricide

  • 'How did that man kill?' I questioned, pointing to the apathetic figure of the fratricide, which attracted my imagination by its loneliness. 

  • And when each brandished the sword unto the death of the other, the saint feared exceedingly, lest even in his sight the crime of fratricide should happen. 

  • It deals with the ungovernable passion of two brothers for one placid and beautiful girl, a passion which leads to fratricide and madness. 

  • It was civil war,—fratricide. 

  • They expected swift retribution for their intended fratricide, but instead of this they heard reassuring words from his lips. 

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