# vaticide

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The murder of a prophet.
2. A murderer of a prophet.

## Etymology
From Latin; the first element is vātēs. Equivalent to + -cide.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vaticide