episcopicide

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English

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Etymology

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Latin episcopus +‎ -cide

Pronunciation

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Noun

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episcopicide

  1. The killing of a bishop.
    • 2021, Otto English, Fake History, page 73:
      Each year on the anniversary, Henry is whipped in public by monks to cleanse him of the curse of this episcopicide.