Killing and Patricide

Killing

Killing noun - The act of terminating a life.

Patricide and killing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Patricide" instead a noun "Killing".

Nearby Words: kill, killed, killer

Patricide

Patricide noun - The murder of your father.
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Synonyms for Patricide

Killing and patricide are semantically related. You can use "Killing" instead a noun "Patricide".

Nearby Word: patricidal

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  • Patricide, the act of killing one's father, is one of the most serious crimes throughout history (it being one of the other things Oedipus is famous for).
    Source: Patricide
  • Long List Fratricide (killing a brother), patricide (father), sororicide (sister), regicide (monarch), matricide (mother), avunculicide (uncle), mass murder, murder-suicide, massacre
    Source: Long List
  • Characters / Alternate Incarnations of Venom Patricide: The first thing on Kron's to-do list after resurfacing as Venom was killing his father, Tyler.
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