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patricide

How to use patricide in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for patricide.

Editorial note

Frater = brother, I assume you meant patricide?

Examples3
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a person who murders their father

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of patricide gathered in one view.

noun

a person who murders their father

noun

the murder of your father

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for patricide.

noun

a person who murders their father

noun

the murder of your father

Example sentences

1

Frater = brother, I assume you meant patricide?

2

It was fine to murder for revenge, in fact Roman law didn't get involved in revenge or murders really, but patricide was viewed as an absolute wrong, a no-no.

3

First given the context of the root of the word "cide", patricide, regicide, matricide, a majority of people still believe that the word predicates physical/biological harm in the form of death.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use patricide in a sentence?

Frater = brother, I assume you meant patricide?

What does patricide mean?

a person who murders their father

What part of speech is patricide?

patricide is commonly used as noun.