Bloodguiltiness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Guilt of having shed blood or killed someone. uncountable

    "Deliuer me from bloud giltineſſe (O God) thou that art the god of my health: and my toungue ſhall ſyng of thy righteouſneſſe."

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"Deliuer me from bloud giltineſſe (O God) thou that art the god of my health: and my toungue ſhall ſyng of thy righteouſneſſe."

Etymology

From bloodguilty + -ness.

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