English noun: ritual killing | |||
| 1. | ritual killing (act) the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity | ||
| Synonyms | sacrifice | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill, killing, putting to death | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hecatomb, immolation | ||
| Domain category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||