tyrannicidal en · ADJ
Etymology
From tyrannicide + -al.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to tyrannicide, or the murder of a tyrant.
The Jeſuits and Janſeniſts of France, although they differed in almoſt every other reſpect, agreed in their hoſtility to temporal deſpotic power: and one of the greateſt charges, brought againſt the former, was their tyrannicidal doctrine.
1799, Alexander Geddes, A Sermon, Preached on the Day of General Fast, February 27, 1799:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more tyrannicidal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most tyrannicidal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |