patricide

🇺🇸 /ˈpætrɪsaɪd/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpætrɪsaɪd/
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noun
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When someone kills their father or when a person who has killed their father.

In ancient times, committing patricide was considered one of the gravest sins.

translation

n. When someone kills their father or when a person who has killed their father.

Word Forms

Plural patricides