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I would have sworn this was discussed previously, but a search turned up nil.
I was talking to my youngest the other evening. She's about to turn 13. I don't know how the subject came up, but we were talking about the '-cide' words and how curious they are.
I mentioned that I only recently became aware (in maybe the last coupla years) that "suicide" could refer to either the act or the person and that it was the same for "patricide." But a few questions came up.
1. Is it the same for matricide? That is, does 'matricide' refer to both the act of killing one's mother and the person who kills her?
2. I know that fratricide is killing one's brother, but would you call killing one's brother 'sororicide?' Can't say I've ever heard of it.
3. Are there words for killing husband and wife? I vaguely recall something like 'uxicide' ... not that, but something like it. Uxoricide?
thanks,
k
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted suicide matricide patricide TheFallibleFiend 01/14/05 02:56 PM Re: suicide matricide patricide Jackie 01/14/05 06:55 PM uxorcide Father Steve 01/14/05 07:42 PM Re: suicide matricide patricide of troy 01/14/05 08:19 PM Re: suicide matricide patricide tsuwm 01/14/05 08:42 PM Alongside couchicide Father Steve 01/14/05 09:20 PM Re: suicide matricide patricide Dgeigh 01/15/05 02:58 AM verbicide - I'm sorry, TEd. musick 01/15/05 09:43 PM Re: suicide matricide patricide TEd Remington 01/16/05 01:23 AM
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