Search Result for "ritual killing":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity;
[syn: sacrifice, ritual killing]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ritual killing
    n 1: the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to
         propitiate a deity [syn: sacrifice, ritual killing]