tyrannicide
/ti-ran-uh-sahyd, tahy-/US // tɪˈræn əˌsaɪd, taɪ- //UK // (tɪˈrænɪˌsaɪd) //
灭霸,弑君,弑君者,霸王条款
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the act of killing a tyrant.
- : a person who kills a tyrant.
Examples
It would, therefore, be irrelevant and out of place to examine here, whether the doctrine of Tyrannicide deserves that title.
It is in this manifesto that he applies euphemistically to her deed the term "tyrannicide."
The Greeks, in the fourth century before Christ, cherished pathos in regard to tyrannicide.
Others unpacked their hearts with words in tyrannicide declamations and imitations of Greek tragedy.
When the study of the classics had penetrated the nation with antique ideas of heroism, tyrannicide became a virtue.
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