ritual killing

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noun

the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
• Syn:
sacrifice
• Derivationally related forms:
sacrificial (for: sacrifice), sacrifice (for: sacrifice)
• Topics:
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
• Hypernyms:
killing, kill, putting to death
• Hyponyms:
hecatomb, immolation