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suicide collapse: the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide"; a person who kills himself intentionally

suttee collapse: the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband

fratricide collapse: the murder of your sibling; a person who murders their brother or sister

matricide collapse: the murder of your mother; a person who murders their mother

patricide collapse: the murder of your father; a person who murders their father

parricide collapse: the murder of your own father or mother; someone who kills his or her parent

regicide collapse: the act of killing a king; someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king

requiem collapse: a Mass celebrated for the dead; a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead

Mass collapse: (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist; the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field; a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass"; a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven"; an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people); a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass"; join together into a mass or collect or form a mass; "Crowds were massing outside the palace"

introit collapse: a composition of vocal music that is appropriate for opening church services

solemnize collapse: make solemn and grave; "This ceremony solemnized our hearts"; perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies; observe or perform with dignity or gravity; "The King solemnized this day of morning"

massacre collapse: kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"

cantata collapse: a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text

radiology collapse: the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation

herbicide collapse: a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth

bloodbath collapse: indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"

vermicide collapse: an agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines)

plurality collapse: (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes); the state of being plural; "to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable"

quantum mechanics collapse: the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle)

nuclear physics collapse: the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei

dirge collapse: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

multitude collapse: the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"; a large gathering of people

crusade collapse: any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims; go on a crusade; fight a holy war; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

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