Regicide is a foil to the divine right of kings.
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Regicide
/ˈɹɛ.d͡ʒə.saɪd/
Synonyms for "regicide" (30 found)
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Noun(2 words)
criminal regicidedynastic tragedy
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Noun(2 words)
king killingmonarch murder
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Noun(6 words)
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8 entriesdynastic crimedynastic downfall motifhigh treasonking assassinationmonarch murderregicide tropesovereign homicidesovereign overthrow motif
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6 entriesking killingmonarch murderregicidal violenceregicide attemptregicide plotsovereign homicide
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Is regicide a crime or a punishment?
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Tom is a regicide.
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The fact that the Yongle emperor was therefore a usurper, regicide and nepoticide (nephew-killer) made compiling the Veritable Record – or official history – of his reign a most dangerous scholarly post. The official given this ticklish task managed to survive several drafts, finally producing one that pleased his master as it omitted the dead nephew's reign altogether.
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