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self-slaughter

noun

Etymology

1595, self- + slaughter.

  1. derived from *slak-✻
  2. derived from *slahaną✻
  3. derived from *slahtrą✻
  4. derived from *slahtr✻
  5. inherited from slaughter
  6. prefixed as self-slaughter — “self + slaughter”

Definitions

  1. The slaughter or slaying of oneself, suicide, especially when portrayed as a sin or crime.

    • Against self-slaughter, There is a prohibition so divine, That cravens my weak hand. --Shak., Cymbeline

The neighborhood

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