Massacre of the Innocents en · PROPN
Meanings
- The incident in the nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem.
- (UK, humorous) The abandonment of potentially useful measures at the end of a session in the House of Commons, since there is no time to pass them.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Massacre of the Innocents | canonical | lexicographic |
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Translations (7)
nl Kindermoord van Bethlehem (Christianity: incident in the nativity narrative) · it strage degli innocenti (Christianity: incident in the nativity narrative) · pt Massacre dos Inocentes (Christianity: incident in the nativity narrative) · de Bethlehemitischer Kindermord (Christianity: incident in the nativity narrative) · fr massacre des Innocents (Christianity: incident in the nativity narrative) · de Kindermord in Bethlehem (Christianity: incident in the nativity narrative) · es matanza de los Inocentes (Christianity: incident in the nativity narrative)