Definitions for vaticide

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vaticide vat·i·cide

Spelling: [vat-uh-sahyd]

IPA: /ˈvæt əˌsaɪd/

Vaticide is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 212 anagrams from letters in vaticide (acdeiitv).

Definitions for vaticide

noun

1. a person who murders a prophet.
2. the act of killing a prophet.

Origin of vaticide

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

Examples for vaticide

vaticide, vat′i-sīd, n. the killing of a prophet: one who kills a prophet.